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LIFE CLARE CHUNG
STAFF WRITER

The Student Center Programs

Council’s (SCPC) annual Six
Flags event took place on Sept. 15,
opening the park gates to thou-
sands of Tech students and staff
exclusively after hours. But it was
not just any other day on the rides.
This year’s event coincided with
one of Six Flags’ iconic seasonal
themes, Fright Fest. And the de-
lights and frights certainly did not
die down for Tech’s special night.
Across the park and through-
out the night, heavily costumed
zombies, witches, clowns and
other creepy-looking crea-
tures would jump out from
behind or suddenly run up to
spook unsuspecting students.
Over the screams of exhila-
ration and terror, Halloween-
themed songs, maniacal laughter
and spooky music floated out of
the speakers over the park. Smoke
machines poured a fog to hang over
the air, adding to the eerie aesthet-
ic. Not to mention all the skele-
tons scattered around the grounds.
Carly Yin, second-year CS,
said, “Yeah, it was really enjoyable
because all the people put in a lot of
effort to scare us and set a spooky
vibe for the night. We heard the
Transylvanian Orchestra and
there were other people doing
performances in their costumes
which was really cool as well.”
Sheryl Tan, second-year
BMED, added, “Tonight was very
fun, I think. We went on a lot of
rides and luckily we didn’t have to
wait in a lot of lines either so I think
10 out of 10 experience so far.”
For some students, how-
ever, the theme fell a bit short.
See FRIGHT, page 14
Top L: Photo by Yashvini Deva Student Publications; Top R: Photo by Alex Dubé Student Publications; Above: Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications

NEWS

Tech advances free campus speech protections

are based on a composite score of side others to foster a healthy free The organization deemed the identities, backgrounds or view-
ALEC GROSSWALD 13 questions, six of which survey speech climate on campus for Institute’s speech climate “slightly points. Students who have a sense
NEWS EDITOR student perceptions of their cam- students and faculty. above average” and assigned it a of being welcomed and included,
pus environment. The other seven “Under President Cabrera’s speech code of “green,” meaning as well as perceive that they truly
At the beginning of this assess faculty and staff responses to leadership, all members of Georgia that it is generally safe for students matter, are more likely to be ac-
month, the Foundation for In- the expression of ideas on campus. Tech’s administration are deeply to express their ideas on campus. tively engaged both in and out of
dividual Rights and Expression Most questions asked students if committed to protecting and pro- Hong attributes this in part to the classroom and as a result ex-
(FIRE) released its annual Col- they felt comfortable expressing moting free speech across campus. the Institute’s commitment to perience greater holistic success.
lege Free Speech Rankings. Tech a controversial political opinion After the results came out last year, establishing a tolerant campus The establishment of a new divi-
rose significantly in the rankings, to a variety of audiences through Georgia Tech reviewed its policies environment, which is present in sion in August, known as Arts,
jumping from 90th place in last various media. Higher scores in- and procedures and made sub- a new SEWB division. Belonging & Community, is in
year’s report to 27th place. FIRE dicate a better campus climate stantive changes to better protect “Student Engagement & Well- part an effort to better emphasize
develops its report based on a sur- for free speech and expression. the freedom of expression rights Being is really making a con- and highlight this effort. This fo-
vey of 55,102 college students at- Dr. Luoluo Hong is the Vice of students, faculty, staff and certed effort, along with other cus also permeates a large number
tending 254 accredited colleges. President for Student Engage- guests at Georgia Tech. This is a cabinet areas and the colleges, to of our departments and offices
According to FIRE’s website, ment & Well-Being (SEWB), major reason for the leap forward promote a sense of belonging for across SEWB,” Hong says.
the College Free Speech Rankings and her department works along- in our ranking,” says Hong. all students, regardless of their See SPEECH, page 3
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NEWS EDITOR: technique
Alec Grosswald GA gas tax repealed
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR:
Havisha Murukuntla
Gov. Kemp has temporarily repealed the
Friday,
2
statewide tax on gasoline to reduce the
[email protected] burden of inflation driven prices.44 September 22, 2023

Divine Nine Plaza construction wraps up work

campuses created a need for Af- Rho, Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha, throughout the process, although probation ceremonies regularly
JESSAMYN M. LOCKETT rican Americans to align them- Inc., Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. the installment will differ from a bring in crowds of over 200.
LIFE EDITOR selves with other individuals shar- and Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. were traditional plot, a process Parent Stewartson also voiced wor-
ing common goals and ideals.” present during the discussion. described as “detail-oriented.” ries over member’s access to the
The Divine Nine Plaza installa- In order to meet this need, Al- “Being at Georgia Tech, especial- “They will ask about, like, space, which will be available
tion is set to open this fall and will pha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was ly as a [predominantly white institu- what type of space do students to the general student popula-
be the first of its type at the Insti- first established Dec. 4, 1906 at tion, or] PWI, I feel like we [NPHC want? What type of space do or- tion for booking, when plot
tute. Originally announced earlier Cornell University in Ithaca, New organizations] try to cater to spaces ganizations want for this? And benches are traditionally held as a
this year in April, the installation York, “by seven college men who where students … just have a safe so it was kind of difficult at first space for members only.
will be located between the Smith- recognized the need for a strong space where people can really come because I think everybody who “I’m just thinking about how
gall Student Services Building and bond of brotherhood among Afri- together,” said Raphael Parent, was representing their chapter on hard it is to reserve rooms for our
the Student Center Plaza. can descendants in this country,” third-year CS and a representative there was expecting just a basic two meetings every week. And I’m
Intended to honor the nine according to the official Alpha Phi of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. plot that is traditional at other not saying that students are going
Black Greek organizations, the Alpha Fraternity, Inc. website. Echoing this sentiment, the schools,” Parent said. to mass flock the plots to reserve
space will comprise nine plots Since then, eight other orga- other members of the panel ex- The process was fairly long and them, but just think about the
and have an amphitheater for nizations, Alpha Kappa Alpha pressed unity, service and broth- went through multiple rigorous 36,000 students that are on cam-
performances. According to Sorority, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi er and sisterhood as core values rounds of approval. pus every day,” Stewartson said.
Tech’s website, the plaza “will Fraternity, Inc., Omega Psi Phi integral to their organization. “So when we realized [a tra- All representatives expressed
offer an opportunity for NPHC Fraternity, Inc., Delta Sigma The- “So coming here [to Georgia ditional plot] wasn’t what we gratitude for what Stewart-
[National Pan-Hellenic Coun- ta Sorority, Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Tech] and having that environ- were getting , we had an initial son described as the Institute’s
cil] organizations to gather and Fraternity, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta So- ment of the Nine where you can be meeting, and then they came “first step” but look forward
foster community engagement rority, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho yourself, you can talk to people who back with like six different de- to continued progress.
and programming.” Sorority, Inc. and Iota Phi Theta look like you, it’s extremely impor- sign plans. And so they asked us “If Georgia Tech continues
According to Clark Atlanta Fraternity, Inc., were created with tant. On the national level, it’s like like, which design plans we liked to teach the cultural importance
University, a Historically Black an emphasis on community em- never being alone, no matter where the most,” Parent said. of what the plots are, what these
College or University (HBCU). powerment and service. you go. For example, I had to move Janna Stewartson, 3rd-year social spaces are, who is allowed
the legacy of the Divine Nine In response to the historic in- to Texas and I already knew I had ME and a representative of Delta there, who’s not allowed there,
dates back to “a period when Afri- stallment, the Technique reached a chapter there that could support Sigma Theta, Inc., added that she that, to me, will then allow this to
can Americans were being denied out to the eight active chapters on me,” said Kiera Lewis, sixth-year appreciated the Institute’s “effort be a monument to respect of our
essential rights and privileges af- campus to hear the community’s dual degree Chem/ChBE and a rep- to bridge the cultural gap between organizations and all the things
forded others. Racial isolation on perspective. A representative from resentative of Sigma Gamma Rho, itself as a PWI and the historically that our student leaders have done
predominantly white campuses Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., Alpha Inc. Members reported feeling Black organizations.” on campus,” Stewartson said.
and social barriers of class on all Phi Alpha, Inc., Sigma Gamma community input was considered While representatives ex- Representatives also listed
pressed their gratitude, there many factors like on-campus
was also concern about wheth- housing, Institute promo-
er the non-traditional space tion, cross collaboration with
would truly accommodate non-NPHC organizations
the organizations’ needs. and visibility on campus as
“I feel like we bring out a lot issues to be addressed.
more people [to our events] than Parent stated that he was
there’s space for unless just NPHC looking forward to continu-
is present, which is never going ing to work with the Institute to
to be just us. I don’t know any support NPHC organizations the
performance that could happen near future.
there,” said Justin Buckles, fourth- “Regardless, we’ll [be making]
year ME and a representative it work,” Parent said.
of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. Smith described her overall
Buckles cited the BioQuad feelings as “cautiously optimistic.”
as a location that would provide As the campus eagerly antici-
an adequate amount of space. pates the official completion and
Ashley Smith, fifth-year CS unveiling, the final word of the
and a representative of Alpha interview fell to Stewartson, who
Photo by Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications Kappa Alpha, Inc., and Parent spoke of not just the installment
The Divine Nine Plaza is almost at the end of its construction. It will replace the green area both shared this concern, noting but the steps to follow.
between the John Lewis Student Center and Paper and Clay that was previously vacant. that organization-wide events like

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SPEECH FROM FRONT have led them to navigate the dis- prevention and intervention ef- Instead of censorship, Hong quences of our speech. When
Tech is able to maintain this high cussion of hate speech versus dis- forts. In my experience in re- says that Tech strives to de- speech is hurtful or harmful, we
standard due to the rights to free crimination. sponding to complaints of alleged velop a community where stu- need to ask ourselves, ‘Just be-
speech outlined by the Student “Georgia Tech administra- discrimination, most speech that dents feel a sense of belong- cause I have the right to say this,
Handbook and the University tors understand that combating is reported ends up being protect- ing, and she concluded her should I be saying this? Is this how
System of Georgia. However, Dr. discrimination and promoting ed speech and does not rise to the statement by encouraging students I want to show up with others, or
Hong says that real changes come free speech are not mutually ex- level of constituting unlawful dis- to engage in this process. how I want to be a part of the GT
from enforcing these rights. clusive. Based on our campus crimination or harassment. How- “If we wish to live in a commu- community,’” Hong says.
“Georgia Tech has advanced policy, discrimination is defined ever, whenever we believe that nity defined by caring and com- Students can learn more
as one of its strategic values, ‘we as ‘decision-making based on pro- reported behavior has potentially passion, we can’t just focus on our about the Institute’s free speech
safeguard freedom of inquiry tected categories of race, ethnic- violated laws or policies, we will individual rights to free speech. policies and any recent pro-
and expression.’ This is the cor- ity, ancestry, color, religion, sex investigate and follow up, as well We also need honest, courageous cedural changes that have
nerstone of a high-quality educa- (including pregnancy), sexual ori- as provide support to those who conversations about the respon- been made and could impact
tion that prepares our graduates entation, gender identity, national have been negatively impacted or sibility we each must uphold to them at students.gatech.edu/
to work and lead into the future. origin, age, disability, genetics, harmed,” Hong says. consider the impact and conse- freedom_of_expression.
We cannot truly live our values veteran status or any other catego-
if we do not hold members of the ry protected by law.’ GT further
community accountable when defines discriminatory harass-
we don’t live up to this guiding ment as, ‘unwelcome verbal, non-
principle. When we are aware of verbal or physical conduct direct-
potential free speech violations, ed against any person or group,
we can also use those as an op- based upon [the categories men-
portunity to educate and help tioned] that is so severe, pervasive
people develop a better under- or persistent as to unreasonably
standing of both their rights and interfere with or limit an individ-
their responsibilities where free ual’s employment or educational
speech is concerned,” Hong says. opportunities,’” Hong says.
Although their review of the USG policy follows the U.S.
Institute was generally positive, Constitution, in that there it
Tech’s ranking page featured does not make an exception for
some testimonials from students hate speech under students’ first
who felt uncomfortable expressing amendment protections. In fact,
their opinions on campus. the policy designates the outdoor
“There are few instances of areas of campus as “public fo-
abortion politics being discussed rums for the campus communi-
on campus,” says one anonymous ty.” Therefore, Tech has a limited
student. “This is a very emotional- scope in terms of what speech they
ly-charged issue and it is difficult to can regulate on campus.
navigate in an environment where “As part of our commitment
some people may take offense to to fostering a Yellow Jacket com-
[having] a particular stance.” munity where all feel a sense of Photo by Alex Dubé Student Publications
Furthermore, Tech’s advance- belonging, Georgia Tech strives The Flag Building is home to a number of campus services, including the Office of Student Engage-
ments of free speech protections to combat discrimination through ment & Well-Being. There, students can find more resources related to their free speech rights.

Tech settles in a U.S. DOJ discrimination case

The INA, established in 1952, don’t promote, facilitate or enable to keep non-U.S. citizens from careers that make a meaningful
TEHREEM HUSSAIN includes the most relevant provi- unlawful citizenship discrimina- applying to certain jobs. contribution to society.”
MANAGING EDITOR sions relating to immigration law. tion. The Justice Department will Talking about the case, The DOJ’s investigation has
Section 11.2 of the INA outlines vigorously enforce the Immigra- fourth-year PUBP Adaiba Nwa- taken over 14 months to com-
A release from Aug. 31, 2023, the types of employment discrim- tion and Nationality Act’s non- sike spoke about the implica- plete; 16 employers settled with
put out by the United States De- ination prohibited under the act, discrimination mandate to ensure tions of the DOJ’s inquiry into the department in June of 2022,
partment of Justice’s (DOJ) Of- including a subsection on citizen- that college students are treated the Institute’s practices. and four more followed suit last
fice of Public Affairs, informed ship status discrimination. fairly and have an equal oppor- “I think it all ties back down to September. In May of 2023, an-
the public about the Institute’s The subsection states that, tunity to compete for internships the rollback of affirmative action other 10 employers settled with
recent agreement with the DOJ. “Citizenship or immigration sta- and jobs,” Clark said. and how we ensure accountabil- the DOJ. These 30 employ-
The $500,000 settlement sur- tus discrimination occurs when The investigation commenced ity within our higher education ers have paid a combined $1.6
rounds Tech’s agreement to an employer treats someone following a discrimination com- institutions to ensure that they million in civil penalties.
rectify assertions of discrimina- differently when hiring, firing plaint filed by a Tech student are valuing diversity, equity and According to data published
tory practices and policies of the or recruiting because of the per- with the DOJ’s Civil Rights Di- inclusion (DEI). I just happened by the Office of the Provost, in
Institute’s recruiting platform son’s real or perceived citizen- vision. The complaint revolved to be on the DOJ’s website for 2015, 12% of the undergraduate
in relation to immigration. ship or immigration status. The around the student’s inability to a class when I saw the very first student populations in the two
The DOJ’s inquiry into INA prohibits this type of dis- apply to an internship advertised case. I’m sure most students don’t largest colleges at the Institute
Tech’s practices revealed that crimination if the employer has on Tech’s platform that denoted even realize what happened. It’s (College of Engineering and Col-
the Institute had breached the four or more employees. Asylees, a U.S. citizenship requirement disappointing to see no acknowl- lege of Computing) were non-
Immigration and National- refugees, recent lawful perma- within the application due to edgement from Administration U.S. citizens and resident aliens.
ity Act (INA) due to its utiliza- nent residents, U.S. citizens and their status as a permanent resi- because it indicates a lack of trans- The data charted between 2006
tion of a recruiting platform for U.S. nationals are protected from dent. However, the DOJ’s probe parency and leaves a lot of ques- and 2015 shows a fairly steady in-
jobs relating to career fairs. this type of discrimination.” into the platform revealed that tions unanswered,” said Nwasike. crease in student populations spe-
Third-party employers lev- Assistant Attorney General this instance was not an isolated An interview with the Tech- cific to this demographic as seen
eraged this platform by pay- Kristen Clark of the Justice De- occurrence; they discovered mul- nique regarding the case was de- on provost.gatech.edu/education-
ing to advertise opportunities, partment’s Civil Rights Division tiple other employers executing nied, but Blair Meeks, Assistant commission/discovery-reports/
and some of the advertisements commented on the case. similar discriminatory practices Vice President of External Com- future-demographics. For a public
posted on the platform left “Our nation’s higher educa- against non-U.S. citizens, and the munications, provided a state- institution with a notable popula-
out some non-U.S. citizens in tion institutions must ensure that Institute’s web service was deemed ment on behalf of the Institute. tion of students falling under the
the recruitment process. their job recruiting platforms complicit in allowing employers Meeks’ statement read as fol- non-U.S. citizen category, Tech’s
lows: “Georgia Tech does not in- involvement in this case directly
tentionally discriminate against impacts its student body.
students in its career services of- Aside from the large settlement
ferings. In collaboration with Tech was mandated to pay, the In-
community partners, we pro- stitute will have to alter its current
vide career education, resources recruitment policies in accordance
and experiential opportunities with the INA. Furthermore,
to our students in a broad spec- Tech’s career services personnel
trum of career directions. Geor- will receive training regarding the
gia Tech fully cooperated at all INA’s anti-discrimination provi-
times with the U.S. Department sion for the next three years.
of Justice (DOJ) investigation Students wishing to learn more
and has already implemented can read the DOJ release at www.
changes to address concerns re- justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-de-
garding career fairs and job re- partment-secures-agreement-
cruiting platforms utilized by georgia-tech-resolve-immigra-
Georgia Tech. We will continue t ion-related-discrimination
Photo by Stephen Fitzmeyer Student Publications to support our students so that and can access the settlement
The Diversity First Career Mixer took place at the Exhibition Hall on Sept. 6, 2023. According they are positioned to launch and agreement at www.justice.gov
to the Office of the Provost, 12% of students in COE and CoC were non U.S. citizens in 2015. sustain satisfying and successful /media/1312556/dl?inline.
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Gov. Brian Kemp temporarily suspends gas tax

the economic headwinds caused and Connecticut also had a simi- lief to me. I already pay so much sions can interfere with the natu-
HAVISHA MURUKUNTLA by this president, his administra- lar 30-day relief period. for groceries and general living, ral supply and demand. With low
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR tion, and their allies in Congress.” Srihita Ayinala, third-year CS and the fact that I can find some prices, demand will rise despite
The suspension took effect on major, said, “As someone who cushioning when it comes to fill- supply being naturally lower.
On Sept. 12, Governor Brian Sept.13, at 12:00 a.m and will re- doesn’t live in the United States ing my tank up makes me happy. I Another argument is that
Kemp issued a State of Emergency main in force until Oct. 12. and is not from here, this is a huge think this gas tax suspension will the reduction of taxes means
in Georgia due to rampant infla- Without the gas tax, Geor- relief. Being in the United States, be very important to many Geor- that there will be less money to
tion that has been negatively im- gians are predicted to save over prices are much higher than I ever gia citizens as well. What I can supply for other state improve-
pacting the social and economic 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline expected, and especially recently say is that I haven’t seen a change ments such as road improvements
well-being of residents. and 35 cents per gallon of die- owning a car has been very tough. yet, but it has only been a week or general revenues.
In August alone, inflation sel. This mirrors a tax suspen- I barely drive anymore because and I’m hoping for more outputs Some areas of Georgia are
was up over 0.6%, with the in- sion that took effect in Georgia with parking and gas prices, I can soon.” already experiencing the price
crease in gas prices accounting last year, where the net savings barely afford to. When my dad There are some criticisms of drops, but the changes are ex-
for over half of the uptick in the totaled up to $1.7 billion. told me I could expect lower gas the tax suspension as well. Some pected to stabilize some time
overall inflation rate. “I applaud Governor Kemp’s prices this month, it came as a re- professionals state that tax suspen- in the near future.
The costs of essentials such as suspension of motor fuel tax-
housing, food and gasoline have es to keep our people and our
risen since July of last year. The economy moving despite Wash-
average household spends an ex- ington’s inaction on rising
tra $202 more per month for the fuel prices,” said Georgia State
same services since last year and Representative Jon Burns.
$709 more per month since two Gas taxes are not collected in
years ago. The oil price is at the the same way as sales taxes. Gas
highest it has been in 10 months. taxes are paid in advance when
The average price of gasoline gasoline retailers buy gas. The
has also increased by about 30 tax is part of the price per gal-
cents in the last year, going up lon. With the gas tax suspension
from $3.24 to $3.57. in place, retailers must apply
“From runaway federal spend- for refunds to get their money
ing to policies that hamstring back. The expectation is that
domestic energy production, all retailers — such as major gas
Bidenomics has done is take more station companies — will pass
money out of the pockets of the these savings on to the consumer
middle class,” said Kemp. “While and lower the price per gallon,
high prices continue to hit family though this is not the law.
budgets, hardworking Georgians Georgia is not the only state to
deserve real relief and that’s why offer gas tax suspensions due to
I signed an executive order today rising prices. In Mar. 2022, Gov.
to deliver it directly to them at the Larry Hogan of Maryland signed
pump. Working with partners in a bill for a 30-day gas tax holiday Photo by Alex Dubé Student Publications
the General Assembly, we’ll con- to help ease the burden of surging With the temporary gas tax suspension, residents of Georgia should be expecting to save about
tinue to help Georgians weather gas prices on consumers. Florida 30 to 35 cents per gallon. However, this price drop has yet to take its full effect across the state.
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OPINIONS EDITOR: Nithya Jameshenry

“
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People only have two basic
concerns: One is to survive; one is
to exist. — Xuefu Wang
September 22, 2023
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Friday,

OUR VIEWS | Consensus Opinion

Unisex, not really
Unions across America category of clothing are distinct
from clothing generally designed
What factors have impacted the success of unions? for young girls in a few key ways.
First, the shorts and sleeve lengths
The recent United Auto Workers strike for these teachers to create a union, its ef- are longer (little girls t-shirts gen-
erally include a short cap sleeve as
in Detroit and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA fectiveness is lost by the lack of ability to opposed to an elbow length short
strike have been indicative of a notable rise strike, which is driven by deeply flawed sleeve) and the cut of pants and
shirts alike are much less fitted.
in unionization across the United States. administrative issues and policies. Two- Conversely, “feminine” cloth-
However, the question remains whether thirds of Americans support unionization, ing for young kids typically in-
this unionization, a historically effective and even in such a divisive political cli- cludes a pastel or bright color
measure to empower workers, continues mate, this is not along partisan lines. Yet, CAROLINE BETZ palette and motifs such as flow-
STAFF WRITER ers, fairies and butterflies. The
to have the same impact on employee there has been a notable lack of success in cuts of this clothing typically in-
treatment and rights that it did in decades unionization. Starbucks’ infamous union Our world is one where male clude dresses and skirts, shorter
or masculine is the default and sleeves and shorts and generally
prior. Thus, we at the Technique wish to busting has been in the headlines for years. female or feminine is an alterna- more fitted cuts than clothing
discuss the circumstances surrounding This was a landmark victory for unionizers tive deviation from the expected marketed for little boys.
norm. Without thinking much The style of gender-neutral
the initiation of strikes, as well as how larg- in that it gained mass awareness for the deeper about it, the average per- clothing for kids that is currently
er trends and governance impact the work- cause. However, Starbucks continues to son will use phrases like firemen most popular features a neutral
ers and companies involved. Unions have break the law by union busting to this day. and policemen, and will refer to palette of beiges accented by col-
a group of people as guys without ors like mustard yellow, forest
numerous positive attributes. They em- The National Labor Relations Board considering the gender makeup green and dusty blue. The cuts
power the working social class, who gen- continues to do little in remediating this of the group. The issue of the typically feature t-shirts, pants,
erally answer to large companies far above problem. While they have accused both male-default extends farther shorts and sweatshirts in these
than somewhat outdated phrases; hues with very few graphics. Un-
their heads, to demand fair pay and other Starbucks and Amazon of union-related it extends into our perception deniably, much of this clothing
workers’ rights. Through numbers, unions wrongdoings, they have done nothing to of what gender-neutral means, would not look out of place in the
allow workers to leverage their power and truly address the issues. There are no real in particular the ways that it “boys” section of a clothing store.
extends to clothing. Treating masculine styles as
importance to the daily functioning of any repercussions, which are necessary to in- Infamously, t-shirts promising though they are somehow “gender
company to communicate their needs. duce action from large corporations. This a “unisex” fit are almost always neutral” presents masculine as
just shirts cut for a masculine the default and feminine presen-
Further, unions often empower women all comes down to the ethical argument of frame that are being marketed tation as an offbeat alternative.
and minorities, such as Black workers. how to enact justice on large companies. to a wider audience in order to When children grow up seeing
However, while unions have continued While public support of unions can en- increase a company’s bottom that masculine and “gender neu-
line. The real problem with this tral” styles are incredibly similar
to be prevalent since their emergence in courage their success, it is hard to expect marketing lies in the fact that and are harshly contrasted by
modern society, they have been less suc- the individual to bear the crux of taking unisex clothing rarely fits those feminine aesthetics, they are led
cessful as of recent. The current state of action against corporations who hold the with a feminine frame well, to believe that if they prefer more
making the phrase “unisex” a feminine styles then that makes
business operation is far contrary to de- blame. From a policy standpoint, it is also clear contradiction. them abnormal or wrong.
cades, even centuries, prior. Certain states difficult to set time limits on companies Gender-neutral clothing styles Instead of making more sad
have become more and more beige clothes for kids and calling
are “Right to Work” states, meaning there and unions when negotiating to avoid popular for people of all gender masculine clothing “gender neu-
are laws against union membership. As the companies brushing the issue aside. That expressions, as androgyny increas- tral,” companies should be cloth-
economy becomes more and more global- elongated time is sometimes necessary ingly influences trendy clothing ing in “masculine” cuts but fea-
styles. In particular, it has become turing the more “feminine” colors
ized, companies can easily move from state to come to the best compromise for both more popular to dress young chil- and motifs so that children who
to state in order to find workers whom they parties. However, stricter labor laws are dren in “gender neutral” cloth- want to play outside have options
can utilize most efficiently for their profit imperative, from a state and national level. ing until they are old enough beyond navy with dump trucks
to voice their desires as to how or plain beige. Combatting ste-
margins. Overall, unions have accomplished they would like to be dressed. reotypes that little girls are fragile
Here in Georgia, the law states that if many feats for workers and will likely con- While this is an amazing sen- and should not play outside starts
timent and working to decrease by producing clothing marketed
teachers join unions, they will face dire tinue to do so in the years to come. How- the gender specific socialization for them that are both practical
consequences. As a “Right to Work” state, ever, there also continues to be many ele- that children experience is in- and in a variety of colors beyond
teachers cannot participate in strikes with- ments that impact issues with fair labor credibly important, the prob- dark colors and neutrals.
lem is that “gender neutral” While normalizing clothing for
out getting fired; thus, they are unable to laws and worker rights. While these may clothing isn’t actually neutral; young girls that prioritizes their
unionize. This issue was especially no- be difficult to overcome quickly, there is a it’s just masculine clothing in comfort and is perfect for playing
table during the COVID-19 pandemic. third player that is not doing nearly enough especially neutral colors. outside is an great step forward
Conventionally, “masculine” that frees them from highly gen-
Some teachers were uncomfortable with to represent people’s needs: the govern- clothing for young kids includes a dered expectations of their behav-
having to come to schools and teach, but ment. The government must do what it can color palette of dark blues, greens, ior, the ways in which we present
blacks and grays along with im- ideas about masculinity and femi-
they possessed no leverage to stand up for to encourage the individual, rather than agery of “outdoorsy” things like ninity are incredibly important to
themselves. While it would not be illegal play lackey for the corporate world. dinosaurs, bugs, dump trucks and allow them to find the identity that
sports. The shapes and cuts of this most well suits them.
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Meeting people is destiny

stay as lifelong friendships passions and inspire positive
or some of our memories to change all around us, even if
continue forever, the way we only got to know them for a
life works out, many of these short amount of time.
friendships do not remain the We also have those individu-
same way they once were. als that were there with us when
As I have gotten older, I we were down but kept lifting us
have learned that this is abso- back up. There are also times
lutely okay. Each of along our
these people come journey that
into our lives and “The people and may have
add value to us, and seemed frus-
it is important we ap- situations we have trating. We Barbz Buzz Music Mudtown
RISH DESAI preciate and cherish worked to overcome worked with Famous rapper Nicki Minaj’s Wash your sneakers! Mu-
TECHNOLOGY EDITOR these moments. people who fans, also known as Barbz, sic Midtown was a very fun
In college, we of- develop us...” c h a l l e n g e d were ecstatic to see her host weekend for attendees, but
“Ted Lasso” has shaped many ten find ourselves in us and made the Video Music Awards also indubitably the cause
of my perspectives. One of the the middle of high-stress situ- us rethink our possible solutions (VMAs) for the second year of ruin for many shoes. The
show’s quotes that especially ations and fall victim to a life- from every angle. in a row. She also performed rain, which fell during a
resonated with me was when style of monotony. Sometimes, Without those individu- her ballad, “Last Time I few performances, resulted
the eponymous character Lasso these friends break the routine als, we would not have be- Saw You,” before debuting in the grounds of Piedmont
said, “I think those things come and create fun memories that come the confident and an exclusive preview to her Park being full of mud and
into our lives to help us get from relieve our stress. They allow strong leaders that we are today. upcoming album, “Pink wet grass. 3-day pass hold-
one place to a better one.” us to enjoy that time in our The people and situa- Friday 2.” This album comes
Throughout my life and es- lives. It truly exemplifies Lasso’s tions we have worked to over- ers may have to go to the
13 years after the release of store soon to replenish
pecially at Tech, I have been statement by showing how we come develop us into the
fortunate to have met countless can go from one place, a time resilient people we are. “Pink Friday” in 2010. their footwear collections!
people. With many of them, I of stress, to another, a time of Now, what does all of this
have shared several great expe- calm composure. mean for us on a daily basis? Life
riences. I do not think meeting Much of who we are is made is full of perfections and imper-
these people has been a coinci- up of our professional aspira- fections, but together, those two
dence. Regardless of how long tions and goals. When we look make for a perfect combination
I spent with them, each person today at the heights we have and make us who we are.
has made an impact on me and reached, we can be proud of the We go through a multi-
shaped who I am today. journey we have overcome and tude of different moments —
We make friends have excitement some moments longer than
throughout our for the road others — with each moment Apple Artistry Delta Dismay!
lives, and the length “Regardless of how ahead. Look- having a special significance. It’s time for a phone upgrade! Oh no! Looks like Delta
of these friendships ing back on our Take some time to ap- The recent beautiful weather Airlines’ exclusive lounge
range anywhere long I spent them, each journeys, we preciate those around you may be the start of autumn, has become a little more
from a couple of person has made an can find those every step of the way. but pastels are abundant! exclusive. Delta Airlines has
minutes to lifelong special men- Some of them push you Apple unveiled the new recently altered its frequent
confidants. These impact on me...” tors who al- and help you grow. Some of colors for the upcoming flier program, and customers
can be a wide vari- ways guided us them provide the best medi- iPhone 15, set to release are not happy. These changes
ety of different moments from in our endeavors and looked at cine: laughter. Some of them on Friday, Sept. 22nd. The have made it more difficult
the people you explored cam- each of us for our potential. are there when you need a gorgeous mint green, baby for passengers to achieve
pus with during Week of Wel- In our clubs and organiza- pick-me-up. Some of them pink and smooth lilac are Platinum Medallion status,
come to the group of friends you tions, we were surrounded by teach you new things. How-
made in your freshman year lab. others who helped open our ever, all of them add mean-
just a few of the various mid-level Gold Status or
As much as we may want eyes to various missions and ing to your life and shape colors unveiled. even Silver Status.
many of these friendships to causes. They helped us find our us into who we are.

Experiencing the tragic ending of girlhood

and the boy eventually grew ting with our knees to our Bandz and more that dominated ly enough that I had to keep it
CLARA TEMPLIN bored and stopped. chests. It was unladylike. our classrooms, but I did as I propped up for a couple hours.
On holidays, relatives always The school dress code told us was told. If I didn’t, I would’ve I wore jeans almost every-
DESIGN EDITOR told my mom how beautiful her no tank tops, no shorts shorter been forced to anyway. day to school, walking to and
two daughters were, but that’s than 2” above the knee, no I’d be called out of class and from my house in the heavy
Please note that this essay where the conversation ended. skirts shorter than 2” above have to air of Louisiana sum-
centers around the experience We didn’t talk about our inter- the knee, no leggings, no yoga wait in the mers and in pants
of being raised as a cis wom- ests; every conversation started pants, no ripped jeans, no un- front of- that weren’t designed
an. Since I am white, it is not with how pretty we were and dergarments showing, no straps fice until “My girlhood ended for our climate.
meant to ref lect the nuisances then ignored us for the rest. showing, no shoulders show- my mom when my mom warned My girlhood ended
that racism adds to sexism and I remember when I got my ing and no stomach showing. I could leave when my mom warned
how they interact with and period for the first time. My didn’t even know what a bra was work and me about playing me about playing in her
compound each other. stomach hurt for the entire soc- at that point despite my mom bring me
When did it start, my acute cer practice, but I still punted owning a bra store. a change
in her friend’s son’s friend’s son’s room, when
she told me explicitly
awareness of how different it all of the balls over the 15” My mom and grandma of accept- room...” why to be careful.
meant to be a girl? At first it fence for the boys in another both said that the dress code able clothes. I remember crying For years we had played to-
wasn’t noticeable. My sister and coed league I had joined to run was necessary, even in elemen- in the dean’s office as she ex- gether on his computer, but
I played coed soccer. after. I didn’t understand the tary school. Some girls would plained to me why what I was my mom had always insti-
I ran faster than most of the rust I found wear something wearing was wrong. She always tuted the rule that the room
boys over poorly sodded fields, in my under- too small, too pro- seemed annoyed when I cried. door had to stay open. She
and we shoved and tumbled over wear when vocative and cause I got so used to it that I be- thought he was too interested
each other. I didn’t understand I got home, a distraction. They gan to feel weird when I would in someone at least ten years
why the recreational league and I made “When did it start, my would wear shorts wear what I once considered younger than him.
where we played was split by my babysitter acute awareness of too short, and their normal shorts. Girlhood ended when the ac-
gender after we turned five. lock the bath- butt would hang out. I felt too exposed, like I was tions I didn’t think make sense
Maybe it started in kinder- room door how different it meant Or they’d wear a being watched for being too re- finally had a connecting reason.
garten (because I don’t have and turn the to be a girl?” tank top which would vealing or that I was going to be It ended when I realized I had
memories of Pre-K), when bathtub on show too much of told off for wearing too little. been given different rules.
my mom told me the boy who as she explained it to me. I their shoulders and chest and When a fourth grade class- It ended when I realized I
kept chasing me around the re- didn’t want my sister to find that small fold of fat in between mate told me my legs were too had to live with an extra level of
cess yard liked me. He would out what had happened. our chest and arm would show. hairy, it made it even worse. Her caution, with more awareness of
chase me and trap me against The constant reminders of The hypothetical girl, they in- comment didn’t mention any how I acted and presented my-
the fence almost everyday. I how I should present myself to sisted, needed to be stopped. of the boys in my class whose self so as not to take the blame
remember hiding under the others also started in elementary I didn’t understand how shorts exposed their legs and for others’ choices.
slide to avoid him because it school. we could cause any more of a subsequent leg hair. It ended when I realized
made me so anxious. We never My mom told us to keep distraction than the Yugioh I tried shaving for the first my body was not strictly my
talked to my teacher about it, our legs together or put cards, Beyblade battles, football time that night without telling own, at the whim of others’
them down if we were sit- games, soccer games, slime, Silly my mom, and I cut my leg bad- perceptions and desires.
// OPINIONS technique • September 22, 2023 • 7

The case against American primary elections

in a country with political pri- president were ripped away. crazy neighbor than they do a That doesn’t necessar-
maries like ours. And candi- The adults in the room could president of the United States. ily mean we have to go back to
dates just as bad, or worse, will do nothing to stop unquali- Strong parties, where those smoke-filled rooms. As Brook-
be our options in the future, fied candidates from barrel- inside the party can make ings Institute senior fellow
unless we heavily reform our ing their way to the nomina- decisions, would not saddle Elaine Kamarck writes, we need
current primary system. tion on the momentum of an Americans with two wildly- to introduce a system of peer re-
In fact, primaries are a re- angry party base. unpopular choices for president. view to American politics.
cent addition to the presidential We should want parties to Why? Because party leader- One way she suggests we im-
nomination process. Before pri- have an inf luence over nomi- ship would do what all leader- plement this is by having party
maries, party leadership would nees. A strong Republican ship of institutions does: look leadership cast ballots of “con-
come together in “smoke-filled party would have stopped an out for their own interests. fidence” or “no-confidence” for
rooms” at party conventions and unqualified and unfit Donald And the party’s interest, each candidate before primary
determine who the presidential Trump from running for presi- of course, is winning elec- voting actually starts. If a can-
COLE MURPHY nominee would be. Problematic dent before he even stepped tions, and you win elections didate does not get 15% “confi-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER as that may have been, vetting foot on the debate stage in by appealing to the widest dence” votes, then they would
candidates before they are al- 2016, 2020 and 2022. swath of voters. That’s it. be ineligible for becoming the
Unless your name rhymes lowed to represent the “brand” It would be unheard of to But nominees are not being nominee of the party.
with Gunter Fiden or Mucker actually makes quite a bit of have a Republican nominee chosen for who can appeal to This is just a quick summary
Farlson, it’s unlikely that you sense. Political parties are in- with a demagogic, authoritar- the most voters in a general elec- of one possibility out of many,
are remotely happy with the two stitutions with specific interests ian-tinged rhetoric, much less tion, but who can best appeal to and there are versions of this
leading candidates for the 2024 — winning elections — so they one who attempted a coup. It the narrow slice of the electorate that assert party power to great-
election, Joe Biden and Donald should be able to select a candi- certainly isn’t a recipe to be pop- that votes in the primary. er and lesser degrees.
Trump. According to a national date who will further their own ular with most of the country. And most of the time, this But, the fact remains that
AP poll conducted in August, interests. It’s certainly how ev- And what about the Demo- small group of voters is much something must be done. Par-
75% of respondents said they ery other institution works. crats? Biden would have been more radical than the rest of the ties must be able to push back
would not like Biden to run for However, in 1972, because of stopped from running be- country or even the majority of against poor candidates. Biden
president in 2024 and 69% said a contentious Democratic party fore he could shuff le behind the party members. and Trump are bad enough.
the same about Trump. That’s convention, the whole system a podium and mumble his This is how we got stuck However, we are leaving
astounding. In a country of was f lipped on its head. Voters, way through his first speech. with Biden and Trump. Both ourselves open to nominating
330 million people, we’ve man- most of whom have no politi- And Democratic leadership terrible candidates, both nomi- someone even worse.
aged to pick two people the vast cal experience or expertise, were would have found an alternative nated by parties seemingly de- As much as we value “the
majority of people can’t stand. now allowed to choose the nom- candidate who was young(ish), termined to lose. If we want people’s choice,” if we want
Three cheers for democracy. inee for the party in primaries. experienced and articulate, to ensure a situation like this to protect our country from
But if supermajorities of And just like that, the power of rather than leaving Marianne doesn’t happen again, and we those that have no business
Americans detest the two ma- political parties vanished. Williamson and Robert F. Ken- want to ensure that someone running it, “We The People”
jor candidates, shouldn’t dog- The moment the primary nedy, Jr. as the only opponents truly insidious and authoritar- are going to have to stop in-
catcher be the most prestigious system was implemented, all to Biden, both of whom have ian doesn’t come to power, the sisting our vote should be the
position they qualify for? Not checks on who could run for more in common with your system has to change. only vote that counts.

How struggle makes us better people

ing themselves to anything in Making a critique on the as a group to accomplish a task Choosing to devalue convenience
WESLEY IMIG reach in an effort to promote meaninglessness of war, the group does not have nearly as great an and learning to tell yourself no
environmental action, humans describes the struggle between effect as does combined individ- is a transformative mindset that
CONTRIBUTING WRITER seek to accomplish a meaningful those “with and without,” sing- ual growth. Much more powerful leads to a transformed life. The
purpose with our lives. ing that the inherent conflict and lasting change occurs when journey starts when you choose
Despite its controversy in Even absurdists, who purport between those who have and many individuals struggle to to follow through with some-
the political realm, the phrase the idea of a meaningless exis- those who do not “is what the better themselves. thing simply because you told
“pulling yourself up by the boot- tence, choose to assign their lives fighting’s all about.” When individually devel- yourself you would. That you’re
straps” captures the American a purpose. Meaningful purpose Although not described us- oped people come together, so- stronger than your situation and
spirit of rugged individualism. doesn’t come by way of indi- ing the cultured social psychol- ciety thrives and the commu- that you’ll do it just one more
It illustrates the still-powerful vidual easy work, rather through ogy terms in-group favorit- nity is strengthened. The framers time. Naturally, transformation
ideal of looking adversity in the the effort to surmount something ism and out-group bias, Pink of our nation recognized this doesn’t happen overnight.
eye and rising to the occasion deemed impossible or difficult. Floyd describes the natural in- when designing our govern- As it is said in many Christian
to overcome it. Whether it be working to- clination to confrontation and ment, emphasizing the role of circles, “the race is not given to
Today’s culture of conve- wards holiness in a religion, challenge, and the desire to the informed and virtuous vot- the swift, but to the one who en-
nience and lack of accountabil- gaining political power, mak- give effort to overcome. er to make decisions to ensure dures.” The backbone of choosing
ity, though, threatens to deter ing lots of money, etc., the pro- Not only does struggle impact prosperity of the country. to struggle and grow is discipline,
individuals from experiencing cess itself of overcoming hard- the individual, but more strongly They realized that the struggle which is rooted in consistency.
the struggle needed to inspire ship often bears valuable fruit to society. When a group is faced of debating ideas and navigat- To overcome struggle, simply
personal growth. The absence of the individual and their society. with an obstacle, individuals tend ing thoughtful discussion would keep going, time after time. If
the benefits gained from over- Conversely, lack of purpose to let go of smaller disagreements lead to the most effective gov- you fall and fail, get back up
coming hardship is ultimately is not only neutral but often has in order to accomplish a goal, as ernance. But only if the public and keep going.
to the detriment of both the negative consequences. was the case between the USA and could remain informed and wise Instead of feeding into deter-
individual and society as a whole. As described by the popular USSR to defeat the Nazis. through the difficult process of minism, which argues that you’re
The need to struggle for a pur- 1970s philosophy group, Pink With necessity, innovation developing a personal political fully a product of your situation,
pose is innate to human nature. Floyd, in “Us and Them,” the hu- occurs; people rise to the oc- position. Convicting, isn’t it? choose to prove your situation
From our societal beginnings as man struggle to find purpose in casion and accomplish greater However enticing the pros- wrong. Don’t let fear control you,
tribal groups warring over re- defending your group while at- things than they would have un- pect of hardship is, struggle is but lean in to the struggle. It’s not
sources, to climate activists glu- tacking another is instinctive. prompted. Simply cooperating actually hard, but it’s worth it. fun, but it makes you better.

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Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Aanya Sawhney
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Emily Piper Friday,
8
September 22, 2023

Music Midtown loudly returns

YASHVINI DEVA
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

On its almost 30th anni-

versary, Music Midtown con-
tinues to remain a staple in
the Atlanta music scene and
in the broader festival scene
across the nation.
Last year’s Music Mid-
town was canceled for, as the
organizer explained, “circum- A WREK and Technique collaboration
stances beyond our [Music
Midtown’s] control,” a month DAYDREAMING THROUGH MY EXAMS
prior to the festival.
The festival’s absence left
fans disappointed — not only right where you left me
to see the tradition falter but Taylor Swift
also to see the loss of a star- Jobless Monday
studded lineup that included Mitski
My Chemical Romance, Fall Is It Cold In The Water?
Out Boy and Tinashe. SOPHIE
Many hoped that Mu- Splinter
sic Midtown would take spill tab
this as an opportunity to Unrequitable
come back bigger and bet- Venus & the Flytraps
ter; however, many fans felt What’s up
that this year’s lineup left BETWEEN FRIENDS
much to be desired. American Teenager
Previous years have placed Ethel Cain
the focus on already estab- Self Care
lished and popular stars. Mac Miller
2021’s lineup saw stars like Photo by Elisabeth Lau Student Publications Violet Chemistry
Miley Cyrus and 21 Sav- Lil Baby captures the attention of a rapt crowd as he performs some of his top hits Miley Cyrus
age headlining the festival, like “Freestyle.” Lil Baby is originally from Atlanta, making him a local favorite. Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby
and 2022’s lineup featured Cigarettes After Sex
My Chemical Romance, a This is not to say that every he came on 15 minutes late, tendees sing along to a single Clay Pigeons
band that had just re-en- performance was lackluster. Lil Baby brought an unwaver- stanza felt unifying and spoke Michael Cera
tered the music scene after Billie Eilish’s ending perfor- ing energy to the stage that the to what Music Midtown is HOLDIN’ ON
breaking up in 2013. mance on Saturday night left crowd matched at every turn. about. Pangeaux
This year’s headliners fans astonished. Covering a As an Atlanta native, Lil All in all, Music Mid- Working for the Knife
(Pink, Flume, Billie Eilish, range of emotional ballads to Baby was placed in a unique town was a success. With the Mitski
The 1975, Guns N’ Roses catchier songs, Eilish was able position to pay homage to struggles around the cancella- Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
and Lil Baby) seemed like to capture the crowd at the the city — a timely tie-in to tion of last year’s event, Music The Smiths
an odd collection of art- end of a full day of music — a Music Midtown’s roots. Midtown came back strong, Phases
ists that didn’t speak to the difficult feat in itself. Against Smaller acts, such as Yung proving its rightful place Blaize Jenkins
festival’s usual vibrance. a backdrop of an impressive Gravy and Lizzy McAlpine, in Atlanta’s entertainment Lost In My Bedroom
Older artists like Pitbull light show and fireworks, Eil- that have recently burst into culture. While some of the Sky Ferreira
drew large crowds of mostly ish delivered a mature per- popularity via TikTok and acts may not have been You’re On Your Own, Kid
young adults chanting along formance that showed her other social media pro- the perfect choice for this Taylor Swift
to nostalgic hits, such as growth, winning over fans vided further variety to the particular festival, Music Think Fast
“Hotel Room Service” and and non-fans alike. festival. Festival attendees Midtown still drew huge Dominic Fike, Weezer
“Timber,” but even within In a similar fashion, Lil were able to sing along with crowds to the grassy and Ribs
these large performances, it Baby — the penultimate songs that have gone viral muddy greens of Piedmont Rachel Chinouriri
felt like the audience lacked act of the entire festival — on platforms such as TikTok Park to celebrate music as $20
the connection with the art- pulled in large crowds of even without knowing any diverse as its attendees are, boygenius
ist that sets good concerts fans chanting every word of their other discography. successfully fulfilling its
apart from great ones. of his songs. Even though Seeing a diverse group of at- original purpose. nique.net + wrek.org
// ENTERTAINMENT technique • September 22, 2023 • 9

Hannibal Buress takes the stage as Eshu Tune

including some of his own songs
SAHIT MAMIDIPAKA such as “I Lift Weights.”
CONTRIBUTING WRITER However, the wait was quite
long. After around 20 to 30 min-
After checking in, showing IDs utes of the announced start time,
and making their way through the Eshu Tune’s band — consisting
bouncers placed at each entrance, of a guitarist, drummer and key-
the audience opens the doors of boardist — walked onto the stage
the theater to enter a lively room and started jamming to give the
filled with billowing fog, vibrating audience something more to en-
hip-hop and synth beats, along joy and vibe to. Finally, after what
with an audience of energetic was about a 40 minute wait, the
people anticipating Hannibal Bu- show finally began. But not with
ress’ performance. Buress. It was kicked off by his
Hannibal Buress is a ris- close friend, Chris Jones.
ing comedian, writer and actor; Jones, a talented comedian in
he has been pursuing comedy the making, did a great job enter-
since 2002, wrote for Saturday taining the audience. He opened
Night Live for about a year in with some marijuana jokes and
2009 and even played the gym then proceeded to engage the au-
coach’s character in the movie dience by asking them questions
“Spiderman: Homecoming.’ and extracting cheers and boos
However, Buress has been from them. Through his perfor-
working hard to shift from be- mance and jokes, he shared a lot
ing Hannibal Buress, a well- of information about himself;
known comedian who is ac- he talked about his Alabama
claimed for raising Bill Cosby’s roots and currently living in At-
sexual assault allegations to pub- lanta. The audience was quite
lic attention, to up-and-coming receptive to the Atlanta-based
rapper Eshu Tune. jokes, often roaring with pride
And Eshu Tune has been or dying from laughter.
leveraging his clout as a co- After a couple of geography
median to introduce his mu- jokes, Jones, in a serious and mor-
sic to his fan base, making the bid tone, announced that he was Photo by Venusha Buwaneka Student Publications
event a half-comedy show and a dedicating this show to his grand- The audience chorused in laughter, leaning in intently during Buress’ captivating comedy
half-rap concert. mother, making the audience sud- show. The show was just one part of the night before Buress transformed into Eshu Tune.
Blue disco lights emanated denly go silent. The room dropped
from the stage, filling the area from around 105 decibels to a flat Finally, Jones made his final Buress focused a good deal of ences in his life, like when he got
with a concert-party vibe as the 50. Feigning ignorance and sur- remarks and then introduced his quips on his family, particu- into a stand-off situation while
majority of the audience waited prise as he observed the drop in his “good and close friend” Bu- larly his daughter. He initially living in Los Angeles.
for Buress/Eshu Tune to show up. the room’s attitude, he laughed ress onto the stage, proceeding confessed that when his daughter And towards the end of
People were buying drinks from out loud, saying, “Oh, she’s not to exit. At his arrival, the long- was in the womb, he really wanted the comedy show, Buress an-
the bar at the back, and the air dead or anything.” awaiting audience screamed and a son instead (he was probably nounced that he is actually leav-
was buzzing with a lot of anticipa- Jones explained that his grand- hooted at Buress’s entrance. joking about this). By the time she ing L.A. and moving to New
tion and a little marijuana. mother was just diagnosed with Draped in Hawaiian-print was born, he had made peace with York, announcing that he got
After a couple of minutes, a new form of dementia, called shorts, a black shirt and an intri- his child being a girl as opposed his own gig and show which is
the projector also started roll- TA for “thot activity,” given her cately designed jacket, Buress got to a boy. Now, Buress claims that commencing soon (details are
ing, displaying various moments dressing style and proclivities onto the stage and changed the he’s actually “really glad” he has a still in the works).
from his career progression and with men, even at her current whole vibe of the theater. He was daughter because there’s less pres- With that, Hannibal Buress
music albums on the back screen age. Nearly everyone in the au- lively, active and spirited — mov- sure for her to follow in his foot- and his comedy show ended. The
of the stage on repeat. Simulta- dience yelled in laughter and de- ing left and right and squatting up steps. Otherwise, since Buress had night began anew when he reen-
neously, the speakers blasted a light from the well-planned and and down — all while cracking “30 seconds” of screen time in the tered the stage as Eshu Tune and
mix of various hip-hop music, cleverly-executed joke. joke after joke. “new Spider-Man movie,” his son the rap concert began.
would have to aim for “45 seconds” Eshu Tune began rapping,
to top his old man. singing some of his famous songs
Instead, his daughter can do like “Veneers” and “Knee Brace.”
something “in tangent,” Buress The whole time, the audience
chuckled. This is when he segued was chanting along with him,
into his main joke about Hailie rocking their heads and truly
Jade. He joked that Jade, Eminem’s having a great time and losing
daughter, decided to pursue a themselves in the music.
podcast instead of rapping like her However, this was not like any
father, and then explicitly and ve- traditional music concert; even
hemently stressed that her podcast though Eshu Tune was “perform-
was “violently boring.” ing,” he would occasionally stop
He proceeded to spend the and make a few jokes and quips
next few minutes making fun about other artists.
of Eminem and his daughter Furthermore, he cleverly used
while throwing in a couple of his jokes to set up context for his
lines from Slim Shady’s raps, songs, like when he explained
like referring to how if Eminem how he left his car in Hawaii
had a son, he’d need to kill his and thus doesn’t currently own
mother to top Eminem. one. Then he proceeded to rap
And after poking more fun at a song, “Nowhere,” about how
Eminem and his daughter’s rela- he doesn’t have “a whip.”
tionship, Buress switched gears He also played some samples
and began talking about LeBron of unreleased songs that he’s
James and his son, LeBron James working on and songs he doesn’t
Jr. He jested about James regret- intend to publish — but that
ting naming his son “junior” his friends think are amazing.
because of the high pressure and And finally, after a huge round
stress it placed on him. of applause, the concert end-
Moreover, Buress furthered ed, and the Eshu Tune/Buress
his point by talking about how comedy-rap show closed out.
James Jr. is also playing basketball The show was quite an expe-
seriously, and all the expectations rience that was unlike any other
people have of him regarding be- regular concert.
coming as good as his father. The audience had an excel-
Buress joked about how com- lent time, filled with heavy l
mentators would say James Jr.’s aughter and hard rap.
gameplay and throws are excel- Those interested in learning
lent, but his slams are just not as more about Buress and attend-
Photo by Venusha Buwaneka Student Publications powerful as his father’s. ing his shows can get more infor-
The latter half of the show was more like a concert as Buress assumed the identity of Eshu Buress continued talking mation by visiting his website at
Tune. Thoroughly enjoying the show, the audience was still absorbed throughout the night. and joking about other experi- hannibalburess.com.
10 • September 22, 2023 • technique // ENTERTAINMENT

caused a wave of shock to ensue had also filed for joint custody of
when the two appeared together their two children. Turner then
at Beyoncé’s birthday concert. released a statement on Insta-
The two did not shy away from gram sharing that the split was
the PDA as they were seen hug- mutual and asked fans to respect
ging, kissing and even making their family’s privacy.
out as fans looked on. Even though Jonas’ team has
Following their relationship been releasing statements paint-
launch at the concert, the pair ing Turner as an absent mother
later attended the U.S. Open fi- and a reckless partier, fans have
nals together on Sept. 10. Similar been taking The Queen of the
to their PDA-filled debut, the ac- North’s side. The public pointed
HAZEL PULLIN tor and reality tv-star laid on the out the seven-year age difference
CONTRIBUTING WRITER affection during the entire match. between the two and the fact
While neither has publicly com- that the couple had started dating
Over the last couple of weeks, mented about their relationship, when Turner was only 19 while
celebrities have been going wild. the cameras did not lie. Neverthe- Jonas was 26. Fans have been
From hard-launched relationships less, the public can always count sharing sympathy with Turner as
to divorces to trouble in paradise, on the Kardashian-Jenners to de- Jonas’ allegations against her be-
the tea is piping hot! liver jaw-dropping gossip. havior go back to only a couple
months postpartum.
KYLIE’S NEW LA FLAME SOPHIE TURNER OVERTURNS Fans have not shied away
First off is some Kardashian- Aside from budding romance, from letting Jonas know where
Jenner drama. On Sept. 4, Kylie the industry has also seen the their support lies, as Turner has
Jenner went public with Timo- dissolution of relationships, gained 150,000 followers since
thée Chalamet at the Beyoncé namely the recent divorce of So- the announcement. The question
concert. Rumors surrounding phie Turner and Joe Jonas. The is whether the two can split ami-
their unconfirmed fling began “Game of Thrones” actress and cably and if their childrens’ pri-
when the paparazzi caught Jen- “Jonas Brothers” pop star eloped vacy will be respected throughout
ner leaving Chalamet’s house back in 2019 and now have the public divorce.
multiple times between April to two daughters together.
August of this year. Known for their fun and ad- HE’S JUST BIEBER
These rumors continued to venturous relationship that fans Climbing into the world of
spread once Jenner’s ex, rapper adored, the pair was seen as fan-defined marital problems, the
Travis Scott, took to airing Jen- couple goals. Turner even starred duo of Hailey Bieber and Justin
ner’s dirty laundry in his new song in the Jonas Brothers’ music Bieber were spotted at the Krispy
“Meltdown” featuring Drake. video for “Sucker” in 2018. The Kreme in New York to promote
Fans read his lyrics, “Chocolate couple seemed solid. That is un- the model’s skin care line and new Photo courtesy of Evan Agostini
AP and chocolate the Vs, got the til Sept. 3, when TMZ reported ‘Strawberry Glaze’ lip treatment. Jonas and Turner posed at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March.
Willy Wonka factory. / Burn an that Jonas had consulted divorce Rumors of the couple’s relation- The pair’s split was unprecedented and sparked controversy.
athlete like it’s calories, find an- lawyers. Fans were in denial at ship problems kicked into full
other flame hot as me,” as a diss the sudden claim, as the cou- gear as the couple showed up in tin Bieber showed up to the event ion choices and questioned the
about the future Willy Wonka ple had not shown any visible two juxtaposing outfits. dressed in a gray sweatsuit set and pair’s relationship, as he showed
actor, and the song even includes signs of marital problems. Looking stunning while work- neon yellow Crocs. no effort to dress appropriately
Scott’s own widely-known nick- In August, Turner had even ing promotion, Hailey Bieber Fans shared their disappoint- for his wife’s skincare launch
name “LA Flame.” gone on tour with Jonas. Amidst was spotted in a red Ermanno ment in Justin Bieber through event. While fans suspect there
While there were many hints the fan confusion, Jonas con- Scervino mini dress completed social media, stating that he was are issues between the two, the
dropped about Jenner’s new firmed on Sept. 5 that he had filed with red heels and a matching embarrassing her and not be- couple has not spoken on the
man, the couple had kept their for divorce based on the marriage Ferragamo bag. On the opposite ing supportive. Many spectators rumors and continue to be seen
relationship very private. This being “irretrievably broken.” He end of the fashion spectrum, Jus- condemned Justin Bieber’s fash- publicly sharing affection.

Mitski makes the land and life belong to us

ALBUM In “The Deal,” Mitski sings of
a walk at night where she begs to
The Land Is Inhospitable have her soul taken, proclaiming,
and So Are We “I can’t bear to keep it / I’d give
ARTIST: Mitski it just to give.” At the end of the
song, her soul appears to her in
GENRE: Indie folk, the form of a bird and tells her,
Americana, countrypolitan “Your pain is eased, but you’ll
RELEASE DATE: Sept. 15 never be free for / Now I’m taken,
the night has me,” reminding her
OUR TAKE: ««««« that choosing to forfeit the heavy
weight of her soul is also to forfeit
the lightness of creating meaning.
YASHVINI DEVA “The Frost” tells another story
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF of grief and how forgetting lost
loved ones is a disservice to our-
“There’s a bug like an angel selves; love that is lost is still love
stuck to the bottom” begins Mits- that existed for a moment in the
ki’s seventh studio album, “The unlikely and inhospitable. Mits-
Land is Inhospitable and So Are ki sings of packing up boxes of
We,” perfectly encapsulating the memories to collect dust in the at-
energy of the album. tic, but as she watches “the frost,
Throughout “The Land Is In- it looks / Like dust settled on the
hospitable and So Are We,” Mitski world,” she remembers.
brings the heavenly into the world She feels that, in burying a
of the mundane; she proves that in memory, she has left herself in a
today’s America, one void of true world alone and that in packing
will and defined by increasingly away the cutting edges of her loss,
barren life, the small moments of she has also abandoned an inte-
feeling — both the painful and gral part of herself, and all that Photo courtesy of Dead Oceans
beautiful — are creational. They remains “is just witness-less me.” “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We” is Mitski’s seventh studio album. The album and
sew a patchwork of tenderness However, Mitski does not al- its release date welcomed autumn, touching on the humanity imbuing the inhospitable.
that dulls the edges of the sharp, low the wound to fester. In “Star,”
apathetic bitterness Mitski fears she crafts lost love in a new light as In the coldness of space, it is Mits- In an interview, Mitski said To make this life one worth
has coated our lives. one that she has allowed to perse- ki’s memories nestled into that that, “the best thing I ever did in living — to make this a place
The constant struggle between vere — even in space. She sings that abyss that bring light and warmth life was to love people,” and “The capable of life — love is the first
making a place in this inhos- while “the love’s gone / we just see to a dejected existence. Land Is Inhospitable and So Are and only step in an uphill battle.
pitable world, this inhospitable it shining.” This song, more than With this touch of human- We” stands as a shining testament Mitski leaves us with the reminder
country and this inhospitable any other on the album, speaks to ity, Mitski emphasizes that it is to that. Since the beginning of her that love is not singular and does
body or choosing to become Mitski’s core message. not even the act of loving that career, Mitski has enchanted audi- not exist only within a vacuum.
another lifeless part of the Every love, tenderness, pain or makes this world habitable, but ences with love stories of what she Through it all, the human con-
background is the central con- simple feeling is what makes this rather the moments and joys has endured, what she dreams of dition, we are the only ones who
flict of the album. land livable and this life bearable. we carry from it. and what she will never forget. make this land hospitable.
// ENTERTAINMENT technique • September 22, 2023 • 11

Why season two sells more than just the OC

Real estate is a dog-eat-dog tate, there is plenty to learn from County or learn step-by-step how “I only want people there who
SHOW world. While brokerages appear the incentives behind each agent. real estate functions. This series genuinely want to celebrate me,
Selling the OC Season 2 cohesive, the cracks start to dis- The most common motive across is aimed at the drama-hungry so if you don’t—” and was inter-
seminate as soon as the door the brokerage is to build genera- young adults who want a taste of rupted with an unsolicited answer
GENRE: Reality opens. This is where the drama tional wealth. Brandi, Alex, Kayla the juicy rivalries without having from Jarvis, “I don’t. I won’t be
WATCH ON: Netflix — and the fun — come in. While and a wide array of other agents any personal stake. there.” She explains in her aside,
the series travels across Orange grew up with very little. Ethically and morally, none “I’d rather take my chances of
RELEASE DATE: Aug. 24 County to showcase new listings They earned their coveted of the personalities are ‘right.’ jumping off a boat in the Pa-
EPISODES: 8 and prospective buyers of million spots as part of The Oppenheim When watching reality shows cific Ocean with sharks than at-
and even billion dollar properties, Group through persistence, hard such as this, everyone assumes tend a party with Polly and be
OUR TAKE: «««
«««««
«« the agents entangle themselves in work and determination in the the lines of dignity and decency fake. I don’t do fake.”
each other’s personal lives, leading face of adversity. Does this mean do not exist. Instead, viewers The claim ‘I don’t do fake’
to blowouts at open houses and they know how to communicate choose favorites based on their reads ironic to the viewers
EMILY PIPER cold shoulders at events. Throw and avoid baseless drama? Ab- outfits (these realtors have style), watching her actively dismiss her
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR in a team trip to Cabo, and what solutely not. But family plays an sob stories, attitude, alliances and real-estate mentor Rose and get
do you get? High tempers, drunk instrumental role in how they ability to face bull head-on. If caught potentially cheating on
Office scandals, designer heels, impulses and a very suspiciously- hold themselves and how they “Selling the OC” were a combat her fiancé (number three)
cat fights and million dollar man- close relationship between mem- find courage to continue working game, Alex Hall and Jarvis would while drunk in Cabo. The bru-
sions; what more could you want? bers of the brokerage. through each listing. The office in face off almost every match. Hall tal honesty is most relatable in
Lies and betrayal drew their claws There is no question why sea- its entirety explores the facets of a ruled season one with her can- her reaction to the rest of the
in the recently-released second son two introduces Tyler’s pend- toxic work environment built on do attitude and ability to put group meeting up by the pool
season of “Selling the OC.” This ing divorce and discomfort within distrust and revenge. people in their places. Season two during their week in Cabo.
reality series brings the highs-and- the agents’ spouses. Having seen The selfish individualism is saw Brandi fizzle and Polly stand Rose pointed out, “They’re re-
lows of Orange County, Califor- only half the choices the group clearly centralized without regard out, but the greatest personality ally excited to see them,” when
nia to the big screen as luxury makes while out or on vacation, for the brokerage or team as a ­— and most relatable — is Jar- noticing Hall and Polly talking
realtors of The Oppenheim Group there is more than enough reason whole. Relationships are also a hot vis. Ignoring the debate of her to the boys. Jarvis, just like the
use the glitz and glam to take to distrust their loyalty in a ro- topic at The Oppenheim Group. innocence in each argument, her rest of the audience, spoke on the
home hundreds of thousands of mantic relationship. The slow simmer of a “will-they- quips shut the rest of the realtors most important aspect of their
dollars on commissions. The main agents of The Op- won’t-they” between Tyler and up with a don’t-care attitude. The work vacation, “I was more ex-
If you have never seen its sister penheim Group are Alex Hall, Hall — and a scandalous night epitome of mutual hatred falls on cited to see the guacamole.”
show “Selling Sunset,” the origi- a single mother, Polly, a single for Tyler and Polly — keep all the shoulders of Jarvis and Polly, Unlike the blasé shows on
nal show that started it all, and the Australian, Tyler, a recent divor- three at the top of conversations with Jarvis ridiculing, “I’d love HGTV, “Selling the OC” paints
single-season of “Selling Tampa,” cee, Jarvis, a fiancée, Brandi, an and disputes throughout the sea- to confer with Polly’s therapist a picture of its high-end indus-
“Selling the OC” equates to the overwhelmed married mother, son. However, no matter whose on these issues. I’m assuming she try through top-tier pettiness.
irresponsible sibling looking for Gio, a narcissistic soon-to-be relationship is involved, personal has one. I really hope she does. Aside from the extensive details
a good time — not a long time. father, Kayla, a vengeful single affairs are always regarded as the She may need two.” of friendship betrayal and lack
Each episode can be summarized mother, Austin, a wild card father, group’s business. Office make outs Even with their disagree- of respect, the drama forms a
into four parts: gossip, confronta- Rose, an outcast, and newcomer or fire-side kisses turn into fiery ments and outright admittance to captivating series that keeps the
tion, walk-outs and drinking the Ali, a Nashville-native already disputes and downright bullying. despising the other, Polly pub- audience wanting more. More
day away. Wondering where real lying through her teeth. Even with this, “Selling the OC” licly invites the entire Oppen- drama. More sanity. More man-
estate fits in? So are the rest of the While the episodes teach little is not the show for those hoping heim Group to her birthday sions. But most importantly —
viewers after watching season two. to their audience about real es- to admire all the sites of Orange party during a team meeting, even more seasons.

Photo courtesy of Netflix

Ali, Kayla and Jarvis talk at a stunning listing in the new season of “Selling the OC.” This season, the show expanded to documenting the
scandals, trials and tribulations of the real estate agents belonging to The Oppenheim Group based in Orange County encompassing Anaheim, CA.
12 • September 22, 2023 • technique // COMICS

LunarBaboon by Christopher Grady Channelate by Ryan Hudson

// COMICS technique • September 22, 2023 • 13

XKCD by Randall Munroe

SUDOKU PUZZLES
Life
LIFE EDITOR: technique
Jessamyn M. Lockett Bluestein comes to Tech
ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR:
Ashika Srivastava
Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalist Greg Bluestein 14
Friday,
delivers a lecture on Georgia’s increasing prominence on a
[email protected] September 22, 2023

FRIGHT FROM FRONT able to participate in and a good

opportunity to get out of campus
Noemi Carrillo, fourth-year and have some fun,” Tan said.
PUBP said, “I went with a few Carrillo said, “I like the events
friends who weren’t really into that SCPC holds, like I went to
it because the whole thing with an improv thing last semester
fright night is like these actors will that was really entertaining and
just do a bunch of jump scares.” I’ve gone to Six Flags Night in the
As an attendee of previous Six past and I really enjoyed it!”
Flags events, Carrillo commented, For other students, includ-
“It also stood in contrast to what ing many first-years and trans-
I remembered the event being like fers, this was their first time
two years ago because it was fright participating in a campus-wide
night like full-on like there was no event; marking a milestone in
way to avoid these people, but two their college journey at Tech.
years ago it was mostly a normal “So I actually have attended
night and the actors only came an SCPC event before: I’m cur-
out for like 15 minutes at the end rently a transfer student from
of the night … it was a lot more UGA and I was invited from
tolerable in years past and we were my friends at Georgia Tech last
just caught off guard so we didn’t year so I like how inviting and
enjoy it as much as we thought.” open the SCPC to people outside
SCPC typically provides dis- of Georgia Tech,” said Chang
counted tickets as well as free who participated for the first
transportation to and back from time in the event as a Jacket.
the park all while the park is For most students, this is a
closed to the general public, so great chance to get off of campus
that Tech students have the chance on a Friday night and be physi-
to socialize and have fun on cally and mentally away from
the rides when it is less crowded. the stressors of school for a little
“I think giving the entire park while. Since everyone there is con-
to just GT students and a good nected to Tech in some way, it is
amount of time, six hours, I also a good opportunity to meet Photo by Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications
think, that’s plenty of time to ride and talk to new people. Students have their night turned upside down during GT Night at Six Flags. The event was just one of many
so many rides and have great fun,” “The main reason I came was offered during the school year by SCPC for students to unwind off campus with peers at a discounted rate.
said Lija Chang, second-year CM. to de-stress and see so many of my
This event is one of SCPC’s many friends. But seeing a Geor- playing charades and a group gether and be more approachable as an opportunity for students
most popular events that are held gia Tech staff member win a huge of international PhD students and have fun,” Yin said. and staff to do exactly that.
throughout the school year and pepper [was my favorite memory joined in and we talked with It can be easy to get swept And when people look back
open to not just undergraduates, of tonight],” Chang said. them, which I otherwise wouldn’t up in academics here at Tech, on their college years, these ex-
but all Tech community mem- Margaret Wei, second- have been able to do when we’re but college life is about so much citing times are the memories
bers. Many upperclassmen are re- year NEURO, explained that just on campus,” Wei said. more. Building an inclusive com- that will last the longest.
turning ones from how much they these kinds of events are nice It also adds to the sense of a munity of people that upholds The Six Flags event is just the
enjoyed it in the previous years. to mingle with new people Tech community in a way that is belonging, school-spirit and last- beginning of many that SCPC
“I went last year to the Six Flags and catch up with old friends not as typical for an official college ing relationships is what makes have in store for this year. Learn
one, that was my first time com- while doing fun activities. event. “These kinds of more natu- these years so important. more about campus-wide events
ing to an SCPC event … I think “Actually when we were wait- ral and relaxing environments are These kinds of SCPC and and the SCPC at https://student-
it’s also just a really fun event to be ing in line for a ride, we were when people can actually bond to- other campus-wide events serve center.gatech.edu/scpc.
// LIFE technique • September 22, 2023 • 15

Ink, Insights and Inclusivity: OSA’s Open Mic

defiant, fitting into social life and Bolton spoke to the Technique
AVERY PARKER just making it through the week about the importance of hosting
STAFF WRITER as an engineering student. the Poetry Open Mic Night.
Samantha Bolton, second- “Giving people a space to share
Jackets gathered on Wednes- year ME and the President and the things they have been through
day, Sept. 13, to share poetry founder of OSA, said, “every- that are harder to talk about is
and spoken word performances one has that note they wrote so important,” Bolton said. “Life
about their life experiences. The in their notes app. This is can be very hard, and a lot of peo-
Poetry Open Mic Night was the place to share it.” ple get through their hardships
the first hosted by the Geor- Many students came with through writing, through art, and
gia Tech Organization for prepared pieces, but some per- so giving a space where people can
Social Activism (OSA). formers were moved to speak actually share for once, I think, is
Hosted in partnership with If after other performances. very important,” Bolton said.
You’re Reading This GT, the event One student, Semaj Johnson During the open mic night,
provided speakers and viewers II, first-year BA, spoke about Bolton opened with a piece titled
with a safe space to be vulnerable the loss of his brother and the “Where the Pretty Flowers Grow.”
and connect with their feelings. impact that had on his life. “I “It was a commentary on how
In the Student Center’s dimly didn’t plan on sharing, but I am a lot of times, especially as wom-
lit Atlantic Theatre, students glad I did,” Johnson said. en, but even in general, it is al-
spoke freely about the difficult so- Poetry Night also served as a most stigmatized and just kind of
cial standards and emotional bur- fundraiser for the National Alli- looked down upon to talk about
dens many have faced. ance on Mental Illness (NAMI), ugly things,” Bolton said.
Under the stage spotlight, stu- Georgia, with donations col- In theme with the goal of
dents shared emotions of losing lected at the door and through the open mic night, “Where the
loved ones, hard breakups, being Venmo for NAMI’s efforts. Pretty Flowers Grow” is about
how “there should be more spac-
es and more tolerance for con-
versations about the bad along
with the good,” said Bolton. Photo Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications
She continued, “everyone President and founder Samantha Bolton performs an original poem
wants to say this is going well, about gender roles. As an organization OSA strives to enact social change.
but I think we should be more
willing to talk about what’s going we’re struggling, other people are open mic poetry night monthly
wrong.” Her recitation was met struggling too ... we don’t know to promote inclusion and artistic
with intense snapping — a poetry how to talk about it.” expression on campus.
night’s show of approval. Bolton also spoke about the She hopes that future events
After 20 different speakers work that OSA is doing for inclu- can have themes that promote the
performing everything from raps sivity and acceptance on campus, same background of vulnerability
to legendary stories, Bolton con- stating that “justice is an under- and inclusion as this event. More
cluded the event by saying, “if standing of our differences to sup- information about OSA and fu-
we can all just take a moment port our equality. The divisions ture open mic nights can be found
to talk to each other, the world within our society don’t reflect the on their Instagram @osa_gt.
would be a better place.” fact that we are all human.” When asked how poetry can
When asked why poetry and With OSA, Bolton says she convey meaning across divides,
other art forms are important to wants to “redefine social justice Bolton said, “art is the expression
have access to on campus, Bolton [as] something more about com- of the human experience. It helps
said, “there isn’t enough art space passion for humanity. We can us build equality by understand-
… I was like, wow, we really all protest and stuff, but at some ing that we are all the same.”
don’t appreciate the arts.” point, we have to understand that Although this was its first run-
Bolton said, “Georgia Tech it all comes from a base level of through, OSA’s Poetry Open Mic
itself is so separate from the arts what we are protesting for its hu- Night gave students an effective
because they’re so engrossed man rights, and, you know, un- outlet to express their joy, sadness
in STEM and so engrossed derstanding that we all deserve to and other emotions in a safe space
Photo Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications in this idea of success.” be treated as human.” on campus, continuing the orga-
A student participates in the cathartic open mic night with the audi- Bolton added that students Bolton says that OSA and nization’s legacy of community
ence’s support. Sharing stories and experiences is an outlet for many. often “forget to recognize that if their partners plan on hosting an and social empowerment.
16 • September 22, 2023 • technique // LIFE

Greg Bluestein speaks at Flax Lecture Series

Raphael Warnock less than a year
JESSAMYN M. LOCKETT later, as evidence of this split.
LIFE EDITOR “Whether you like it or not,
we’re about to be in the center
Last Thursday’s flash flood did of national attention even more
not deter Jackets from attending so than we already are,” Blues-
the Meg and Sam Flax lecture tein said, referencing former
series featuring Greg Bluestein of president Donald Trump’s en-
the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. dorsements of then-candidates
Bluestein’s installment titled, Walker and Kemp.
“Why Georgia is the Most Pivotal Bluestein listed three Geor-
Battleground State This Decade” gia republicans — Burt Jones,
took place in the Bill Moore Stu- Kelly Loeffler and Chris Carr
dent Success Center’s Clary the- and three Georgia democrats
ater from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Jason Carter, Stacey Abrams
“There is a small but very in- and Lucy McBath, as rising stars
fluential group of voters, many to keep in sight. He attributed
of them are in the metro-Atlanta much of this change to a unique
suburbs, many of them scat- shift in demographics.
tered throughout the rest of the “Atlanta is about half the
state who were willing to split state’s population … and its
their ticket … and they decided suburbs aren’t this uniformly
the outcome of the [presiden- white, conservative area that
tial] election, the 2021 [U.S they used to be. They’re diverse
senate special] election and the … they’re not easy to stereotype
2022 [Georgia gubernatorial] anymore,” Bluestein said.
election,” Bluestein said. Despite the many uncertain-
According to Bluestein, it is ties of Georgia’s political future,
this core of voters that has turned Bluestein listed the Trump elec-
the once solidly Republican tion fraud indictments as an
state into a battleground. issue candidates will have to Photo Tyler Parker Student Publications
“The beauty of where we are, take a public stance on. Bluestein delivers his lecture on Georgia’s role as a rising political juggernaut. Discussion around conten-
is that every Republican and most Bluestein’s word of direct ad- tious state and nationwide elections and the pending election fraud trial were at the center of the evening.
Democrats say there’s really no vice to voters is to “pay attention
path to victory for any republican … pay attention so you’re in- Series donor Samuel (Sam) Flax described his desire to with a positive tilt on what the
[presidential] candidate without formed. Try to go see politicians Flax, IE ‘78 spoke on his mo- find a middle ground amidst such government could do.”
winning Georgia,” Bluestein said. up close and personal because tivations behind the series, political apathy and cynicism. Since then, the series has hosted
Bluestein cited the stark con- they’re coming. We have this which began in 2019. “There are a lot of problems lecturers from around the country
trast between Georgia’s 2022 unique opportunity because we’re “I wanted to give something with the government, you can to speak on topics ranging from
gubernatorial election that saw not a forgotten state anymore.” back to the Institute … something make fun of a lot of government, government intervention during
Republican Brian Kemp emerge This most recent installment of related to the educational aspect,” but I’m a believer that government a global pandemic to community-
victorious over Democrat Stacey the Flax lecture series carried on Flax said, in reference to his 40th has a lot of good to do,” Flax said. based design practices for health
Abrams, and the following senate the torch of “diverse perspectives reunion. He noted a growing anti- Ultimately, he decided his equity, many of which work to
run-off that saw Republican Her- on the proper role(s) of govern- government feeling that could be response would be, “a lecture bridge the gap between STEM
shel Walker defeated by Democrat ment in solving crucial problems.” seen in “the MAGA folks.” series focused on Public Policy and liberal arts at the Institute.

CRC participates in Suicide Prevention Week

The CRC currently organizes to follow through on for the good to do in the future is pro bono “The student response has been
YASH CHATURVEDI meditation sessions through their of the community at Tech. meditation programs. Connect- very positive – whenever these is-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER group fitness programs at a semes- “When Andrew [Andrew Sto- ing the CRC with the Wellness sues are addressed, they appreciate
terly cost to students. Thursday’s chel, Staff Psychologist/QPR Co- Center is a goal I am working it. It is important to advocate for
In the busy lives of Tech stu- meditation was led by a CRC ordinator at Tech] approached towards,” Harvey said. mental health within the context
dents, meditation might seem like meditation instructor. Although us with the idea of working on Luckily for the CRC and Har- of the CRC as well. Students ap-
an unlikely resort. However, it is working on the SPW was outside the SPW, we were excited about vey, their efforts to popularize proach me in the CRC looking
one that the Campus Recreation the CRC staff’s line of work, it the prospect. Aside from this meditation and mental health for solutions to take better care of
Center (CRC) wants to popular- was a commitment they were keen event, something I would like awareness have not been in vain. their mental health. In the past,
ize to help students take care of we provided students with Men-
their mental health. tal Health First Aid training, so
Understanding the impor- that they could help themselves or
tance of mental health in the any of their peers. We also assisted
United States, the American with crisis response training in a
Foundation for Suicide Preven- similar way,” Harvey said.
tion (AFSP) recognizes the week Particularly in her role as
after Labor Day as National Competitive Sports Coordina-
Suicide Prevention Week. tor, Harvey feels the need for
As part of the Suicide Pre- mental health prioritization. She
vention Week (SPW) organized told the Technique, “we currently
on the Tech campus from Sept. work with both trainers and stu-
11–15, the CRC conducted a free dents within the CRC to inte-
meditation event on Thursday grate mental and physical well-
open to the entire student body. being. Whenever athletes have
The Technique had the oppor- injuries or challenging nights,
tunity to speak with Abby Har- we must be there to help them
vey, CRC Competitive Sports Co- emotionally while their physical
ordinator, about the event. This recovery is underway.”
was Harvey’s — and the CRC’s While the event was limited
— first time working on the SPW to a small audience, the efforts
event. Although they had previ- put forth by Harvey and the
ously tabled their services, they CRC will hopefully spark more
had not taken as active an organi- interest.T he CRC also organized
zational role as they have this year. the Acts of Kindness event on
Harvey explained why medi- Monday, Pet Therapy on Tuesday,
tation was specifically chosen as Swarm of Support on Wednes-
an event for SPW. day and QPR training on Friday
“Mental and physical health during SPW — all of which were
are tied together. Meditation well received by the Tech stu-
seemed like a feasible activity to dent community. Together, these
introduce to Tech students — it initiatives played a major role in
can be done everywhere, even in Photo by Alexey Tatarinov Student Publications continuing the conversation re-
a student’s room and is quite ap- Students tap into a mindful space and move away from their busy schedules. Although the CRC had not garding suicide prevention and
proachable,” Harvey said. previously participated in Suicide Prevention Week, the event was carried out to service the community. mental health on campus.
// LIFE technique • September 22, 2023 • 17

Jackets weather the rainstorm on Tech Green

Furthermore, some students
AASHWIN SHARMA were even able to do tricks, ro-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER tating the boards to land shove-
its and even 360 shove-its. These
This past Thursday, Atlanta tricks engaged more people as
was hit by flooding, causing chaos onlookers watched and even more
and disruption across the city. The participated. Rather quickly, word
storm, which began on the after- got out about the opportunity for
noon of Sept. 14, left thousands a fun experience at the Institute
without power and forced stu- during an unfortunate time.
dents at Clark Atlanta University The allure of sliding across a
to evacuate from their dorms ac- waterlogged Tech Green proved
cording to FOX 5 Atlanta. irresistible, and soon the group
Also, according to FOX 5 At- boasted nearly 10, then even close
lanta, this event led Atlanta Public to 20 participants. Eventually,
Safety and Fire Officers to spend students even began to show up in
the day clearing roads and help- bathing suits — prepared for an
ing people escape from trapped adventurous day on Tech Green.
cars. Furthermore, even on cam- While some students used their
pus, the heavy rain led to power boards, others just used their bod-
outages, flooding and disruptions ies, hurling themselves across the
of campus services. field at exhilarating speeds.
The rainstorm seemed unend- Students would start at the top
ing — dumping nearly four inches of the hill and sprint towards the
of water across the city in less than bottom, sliding on their stomachs
four hours according to the At- or sides using gravity, momentum
lanta Journal-Constitution. These and the slick grass to send them
floodwaters turned streets into barreling to the bottom of the hill. Photo by Aashwin Sharma Student Publications
rivers, causing traffic jams, road Students from all backgrounds Surfers pose for a photo with their boards in the midst of the storm. While much of Atlanta was held in-
closures and the closure of many came together to share this spon- doors by the flash flood, a number of adventurous students took to Tech Green to make the most of the day.
businesses across Atlanta. Res- taneous adventure. Those who
taurants, businesses and even the had no experience with skim-
Georgia Aquarium were forced to boarding quickly found assistance
shut down for the day as the tor- from more seasoned adventur-
rential downpour ravaged the city. ers and those with experience
In the wake of this storm which had fun helping other students
hindered thousands of people, a try, fail and ultimately succeed
small group of students from the at learning a new skill.
Institute weathered the storm; As students with umbrellas
with skimboards, surfboards and and rain jackets came and went,
adventurous spirits, these stu- freshmen and fifth-years alike
dents turned the situation into donned their muddy appearance
a memorable adventure. slipping, sliding and surfing their
Where the majority of Atlan- way across the expanse.
ta’s residents were trying to cope The atmosphere was full of
with the adverse effects of the laughter and friendship as each
flooding, Tech students saw an student made the best of a diffi-
opportunity. They looked at the cult situation. Jeremy McWhirt-
flooded Tech Green and decided er, first-year ENVE, described
to turn this disaster into a unique the event as “lively and differ-
experience for their peers. ent from most of his experiences
Initially, just a handful of [he’s] had on campus.”
students braved the muddy, rain- The students who came out
soaked terrain as each passerby were not afraid of falling or get-
watched in confusion. The stu- ting their clothes dirty, seizing the
dents used skimboards to glide moment to organize an impromp- Photos by Aashwin Sharma Student Publications
across the layer of water that had tu community event, making the Students splash through the small body of water created from the sudden rainstorm. Ingenuity and ini-
collected over the grass. most of an unexpected afternoon. tiative met last Thursday afternoon as Jackets refused to let the weather put an early stop to their day.
18 • September 22, 2023 • technique // SPORTS

Falcons take down Packers 25-24 in a thriller

who took it nine yards to the en- In the waning moments of mentum was beginning to shift The defense made a vital stop
RISH DESAI dzone, making it a 7-3 ball game the half, Robinson made several in favor of the Packers’ side. on third down to force Green
TECHNOLOGY EDITOR in favor of the Packers. key chunk play rushes. Ridder Atlanta opened the fourth Bay to punt and give Atlanta the
Now trailing for the first time capped the drive off, scoring on quarter with a trick play which ball back with just over six min-
Coming off an impressive in the game and starting off the a play where he ran to the left ended in Ridder completing a utes to go while still trailing by
performance in a win over the drive with negative plays, Rid- and made a side-arm throw to 45-yard pass to set up the Fal- just two points at 24-22.
Carolina Panthers, the Falcons der and the Falcons were backed wide receiver Drake London. cons’ offense at the 12-yard line. The drive began with Rid-
were looking to continue their up against their own end zone The extra point was then missed On a critical fourth-down play, der finding London on a 24
standard of play in their Week and facing a third-and-long and the Falcons went into half- Head Coach Arthur Smith opt- yard pass. Later in the drive, the
2 matchup against the Green situation. Ridder then made a time trailing by just one point ed to go for it. The risky decision Falcons were faced with a 4th
Bay Packers. After a comfortable long, accurate throw to pick up with the score at 10-9. paid off as Ridder converted that and inches inside the 20-yard
Week 1 win, the Falcons were in the first down on a gain of 22 Green Bay came out of half- and then some by rushing for line and a couple ticks over two
for an early test in Week 2. yards. These are exactly the type time with just the start they a touchdown and bringing the minutes left in the game. Smith
There have been large ques- of promising plays Atlanta fans wanted offensively with Love game back within one-posses- opted to go for it on fourth
tion marks about what to expect have wanted from their young making sharp passes, leading the sion, trailing just 24-19. down and Robinson showed off
from the Packers this season, quarterback. Rookie running team and scoring a touchdown Throughout the game, Love his ability to evade tackles as he
as this would be the first year back Bijan Robinson then con- to extend their lead to 17-9. was able to make high percent- picked up seven yards for a first.
without Brett Favre or Aaron tinued the big plays on a big Behind big plays from Rob- age throws, but with just over With less than a minute to
Rodgers at quarterback since rush of his own for the offense. inson, the Atlanta offense put 11 minutes to go and facing an play, the Falcons kicked a 25-
1992. Quarterback Jordan Love Sitting on the 41-yard line together a promising drive but important third-down, the Fal- yard field goal to take the lead
answered those questions when and facing a short yardage situa- were unable to finish it off and cons’ defense forced an incom- 25-24. The defense then stepped
he went into Soldier Field and tion on fourth down, the Falcons had to settle for another close pletion to get the ball back. up and forced four straight in-
dominated the Bears on a three- wanted to keep their momentum field goal putting it at 17-12. Ridder and Robinson con- completions to end the game,
touchdown performance. Love going and went for it, but unfor- The Packers closed out the nected on a 29-yard pass play to giving Atlanta a win.
showed signs of a promising tunately their drive stalled out third quarter with another put the Falcons inside the 25- Ridder showed great control
future and looked like he could off an Ridder incomplete pass. touchdown, making it a 24-12 yard line. Once again, a drive and comfort in this offense as
stretch the Falcons’ defense in Although the Packers had lead. This drive was largely set that took the Falcons deep into he repeatedly made promising
new ways compared to the Week good field position to start the up by a pass interference call on Green Bay territory was forced plays. He showed great compo-
1 matchup against Carolina. drive, Atlanta’s defense stepped a deep ball that put them inside to end in a field goal attempt. sure following the opening drive
On Atlanta’s opening drive, up and only allowed a field goal the 40-yard line. In what had The field goal made it a 24-22 interception. Although it has
quarterback Desmond Rid- to make it a 10-3 lead for the been a balanced game up until game with just over eight min- only been two weeks into his
der got hit as he was throwing, Green Bay Packers. this point, it appeared the mo- utes to go in the whole game. rookie campaign, Robinson has
which resulted in an intercep- shown exactly why the Falcons
tion. The Falcon’s defense then drafted him with the eighth
stepped up and forced a three- overall pick of last year’s draft.
and-out, including a key sack on Both young quarterbacks put
third down to get the ball back. together clean and exciting per-
After throwing an opening formances with great promise
drive interception, Ridder could for years to come. After an excit-
have easily lost confidence, but ing comeback win, the Falcons
on the ensuing drive, he showed remain undefeated at 2-0 and
improved decision-making abil- have shown plenty to be opti-
ity with his quick, accurate mistic about for the rest of the
throws and dynamic dual-threat season. The rest of the division
ability to run with several key is showing early signs of being a
rushing plays. While Atlanta competitive division with Tam-
was able to make it to the one- pa Bay starting out at 2-0, New
yard line, they had to settle for Orleans 2-0 and Carolina 0-2.
a chip shot field goal to take an Atlanta heads to Detroit for
early 3-0 lead over Green Bay. their first road game of the sea-
Love responded by leading son in Week 3 to take on the
the Packers down the field with Lions who took down the Kan-
several key rushes and extended sas City Chiefs in their opening
plays by scrambling around. The Photo courtesy of Atlanta Falcons game of the year, but fell to the
drive was capped off by Love hit- Atlanta celebrates a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers. The Falcons would go Seattle Seahawks in overtime for
ting wide receiver Jayden Reed on to win the game 25-24 after coming back from being down 12 in the third quarter. Week 2 by a score of 37-31.
// SPORTS technique • September 22 2023 • 19

made it difficult to achieve a high be good and birdies would be the top-ranked amateur in the
team finish, it shows the determi- a huge premium. world, following his 65 with a 66.
nation and grit the team possesses. The lineup featured a mix of Lamprecht led the tournament
On the men’s side, senior Zach old and new players. The famil- in birdies with 14, and the next
Jaeger and junior John Higinbo- iar faces included fifth year senior best player only had 10. Lampre-
tham placed top five at the Stan Bartley Forrester, senior Christo cht’s birdies on holes 16 and 17
Sims Opener, but ultimately these Lamprecht, and senior Aidan would end up being the deciding
high finishes were not enough to Kramer. On the other hand, both factor to give him the individual STUDENT MEDIA POLL
top Georgia. After the tally, the freshman Kale Fontenot and win over North Carolina’s Max- WEEK THREE
men fell just two points short of freshman Carson Kim qualified well Ford since the final round
knocking off the Bulldogs. Af- for the four and five spots, respec- was canceled due to weather. As a
ter a closely contested first race, tively. In the opening round, the team, the Jackets shot an even par The Student Media Poll is a col-
the men also traveled down to Jackets were led by Lamprecht 280 in the second round with For- laborative poll with student jour-
DANIEL WOOD Gainesville for the Mountain who opened his tournament with rester shooting a two-under 68, nalists. New polls release weekly
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dew Invitational. Unlike the Stan a 5-under par to take the tourna- giving him a tied eighth finish. at studentmediapoll.com.
Sims Opener, the men’s race was ment lead. Following right behind While the Jackets remained
CROSS COUNTRY an 8km race, meaning endurance him was Fontenot and Forrester at three-under, they ended up Rank Team (First) Points
Over the past couple of week- and pace would be vital. Once shooting 1-under and even par, dropping to third place overall 1 Georgia (65) 2031
ends, Tech’s men and women’s again, Jaeger placed first for the respectively. With junior Adam because of a 269 (-11) from con- 2 Michigan (14) 1970
cross country teams started their Jackets and third overall with Bratton’s three-over par open- ference rival North Carolina. 3 Florida State (1) 1729
season. The men and women a time of 24:11.9, but his finish ing, the Jackets found themselves The overall tournament ended 4 Texas (1) 1722
placed second and first respective- was not enough for the Jackets to solo second place at 277 (-3), one prematurely due to unplayable 5 USC (1) 1721
ly at the Stan Sims Opener in Ac- take home first, falling to North stroke behind the 2022 NCAA conditions. Tech will tee up next 6 Ohio State (1) 1684
worth, GA and second and third Florida by 10 points. While the champions, the Texas Longhorns. on Oct. 2 to 3 in the Ben Hogan 7 Penn State 1626
respectively at the Mountain Dew Jackets may not have taken first at In the second round, Lampre- Collegiate Invitational at Shady 8 Washington 1554
Invitational in Gainesville, FL. the Mountain Dew Invitational, it cht continued to show why he is Oaks Country Club. 9 Notre Dame 1464
In the season opener, gradu- was great to gain race experience 10 Oregon 1244
ate student Helena Lindsay took at the Mark Bostick Golf Course 11 Utah 1203
home first place in the women’s 5k in Gainesville since it will host the 12 LSU 1110
with a stellar time of 17:01. Not South Region Championships. 13 Alabama 1090
only did Lindsay take home gold, 14 Oregon State 880
but Tech also swept the podium GOLF 15 Ole Miss 879
with sophomore Mary Brady and After a second place team finish 16 Oklahoma 783
graduate student Grace Driskill at the NCAA Championship last 17 North Carolina 769
rounding out the top three. With spring and a summer of individual 18 Duke 623
this great performance, the Jack- successes, Tech Golf has teed off 19 Colorado 566
ets took down Georgia, Kennesaw their 2023-2024 campaign. To no 20 Tennessee 375
State (KSU) and Emory. The Tech surprise, Coach Bruce Heppler 21 Miami (FL) 366
women won with 30 points and wants his team in tournaments 22 Washington State 343
the next best team, KSU, came with the best, and that is exactly 23 UCLA 311
in with 44 points. At the Moun- what he got at the Fighting Il- 24 Iowa 209
tain Dew Invitational, the Jackets lini Invitational at Olympia Fields 25 Clemson 175
looked to capitalize on their mo- Country Club this past weekend,
mentum. While the women fin- which hosted eight of the top ten Others receiving votes (min 10):
ished in just third place, it was not nationally ranked schools. Olym- Kansas State (146), Missouri (81),
without a stellar effort. Driskill pia Fields, host of the 2023 BMW Florida (63), Tulane (26), TCU
tripped in the first 100 meters of Championship on the PGA Tour, (26), Syracuse (25), Louisville
the race and was still able to recov- is a stern test for players, stretch- (21), Kansas (19), Fresno State
er, finishing in third, while other ing back 7353 yards and holds Photo courtesy of GTAA (19), UCF (18), Maryland (15),
runners on the team were battling a par 70. For Tech, the goal was Christo Lamprecht is currently ranked as the best amateur Wisconsin (14), Texas A&M (12),
sickness. Although these events to aim for pars as they would golfer in the world and continues to impress at Tech. Kentucky (10), Texas Tech (10)

Volleyball goes 2-1 in the Georgia Tech Classic

senior outside hitter Tamara clean sweep this season against make the scoreline 19-18 and the contest. Junior outside hitter
YASH CHATURVEDI Otene, graduate middle blocker the 2022 Final Four San Diego forced the set into extra points. Leia Harper contributed strong-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Afedo Manyang and senior set- Toreros. The victory boosted After three ties, the home team ly to the offense in her first ca-
ter Bella D’Amico did the bulk their win-loss record to 9-1, bol- clinched the fourth set-point reer start, while fifth year libero
The weekend, spanning Sept. of the offensive damage, while stering the team’s confidence opportunity to take the lead in Paola Pimentel posted the most
15 to 17, was a packed one for sophomore middle blocker Liv going as they enter ACC play. the match 1-0. In the second set, digs on the defensive stat line.
the Jackets, with home games on Mogridge effected the most shot While the first set saw Tech snag the visitors were controlling the All in all, the weekend was
each of the three days as a part of blocks throughout the game. a hard-fought 28-26 result, the game at 16-11, but Tech flipped a continuation of the Jackets’
the Georgia Tech Classic. The White and Gold came other two sets were more deci- a switch to claim the set with a strong record this season, with
Playing to a packed crowd, back strongly from Friday’s set- sive at 25-21 and 25-15. four-point win margin. The final two clean wins and one hard-
the Jackets took the floor against back on Saturday, Sept. 16 to While the Jackets were in an set ebbed and flowed and was fought loss. The team next as
cross-state rival, the Georgia put aside Howard in a straight- advantageous position at 18- evenly poised at 16-15 to the they play Clemson on Sept. 20,
Bulldogs, at McCamish Pavilion set victory, the home team’s fifth 11 in the first set, San Diego Jackets. From there, Tech scored after which they will matchup
on Friday, Sept. 15. The stadium, this season. The dominant dis- staged a dogged comeback to nine consecutive points to take with NC State on Sept. 24.
which has only hosted the Jack- play saw Tech go up 25-17 in the
ets volleyball team once before first set before widening the gap
in 2022, saw a record 5,303 to 25-13 in the next two sets.
people in attendance. Although Unlike the previous game,
the No. 10 Jackets bagged a lead the Jackets took an early lead in
by taking the first set 25-21, they set one and never offered their
lost the next three 28-26, 25-21 opponents a way back in the
and 25-21 in their first loss of match. With the help of a five-
the volleyball season. point burst, the Jackets reached
The match swung back and set point at 24-15 and took little
forth, with the first set tightly time to wrap up the first set in
contested till 17 points apiece their favor. In the second set,
when Tech broke away to take it Tech vaulted to a 21-7 lead, fi-
25-21. The Yellow Jackets took nally finishing it after some re-
the initial lead in the second sistance for the final points in
set after which Georgia came the set. The third set saw two
back strongly to establish a 19- aces from outside hitter Bianca
13 scoreline. From there, Tech Bertolino — out of a total nine
fought back to nearly claim the by the team — open up a 5-2
set at 24-21, but a spirited ri- lead which was then widened to
poste from Georgia saw them 17-8. Ultimately, Tech claimed
level the scores and ultimately the set with yet another double-
separate themselves at 28-26 digit margin. Mogridge was the
to take the set. The next two most prolific for the Jackets on
sets were also neck-and-neck the offense while also shoring up
near the 20-point mark before the defense with multiple digs. Photo courtesy of Nick Andrews Student Publications
the visiting Bulldogs snatched Continuing their fine form, Tech volleyball suffered their first loss of the season in McCamish Pavilion on Friday, Sept. 15,
the advantage. For the Jackets, Tech notched up their sixth but bounced back with two clean sweeps over Howard and San Diego to finish out the weekend.
Sports
SPORTS EDITOR: technique
Matthew Kistner Lamprecht on top
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR:
Rohan Raman
Senior golfer Christo Lamprecht was
ranked No. 1 in the world in the latest
20
Friday,
[email protected] amateur golfer’s poll.419 September 22, 2023

ATL United triumphant over Messi-less Miami

ley from Inter Miami’s other Giakoumakis may have only
JOE HENDERSON Leo, Leonardo Campana. Atlanta scored one goal against Inter Mi-
STAFF WRITER United responded with three ami, but his presence throughout
goals in less than 10 minutes prior the season has been immense. His
Atlanta United’s match against to the end of the half. The first goal was his 14th in the MLS, ty-
Inter Miami was one of the most was scored thanks to Muyumba’s ing him as the top scorer in the
highly anticipated of the season. glancing header that went in off league despite playing over 600
The reason for the hype was due the post in the 36th minute, the minutes, which is almost seven
to Lionel Messi, arguably the best second was an own goal from In- matches and less than the two
soccer player of all time. In antici- ter Miami thanks to a dangerous other players that he is currently
pation of Messi coming to Atlan- low cross from Xande Silva in the tied with. With just five matches
ta, Mercedes Benz Stadium was 41st minute and the last of the left in the season, Giakoumakis
sold out with 71,635 people in at- spree was a Lennon volley off a is in an excellent position to run
tendance: the 10th largest crowd Wiley cross that was driven into away with the top scorer title.
in Major League Soccer (MLS) the Miami goal in the 44th min- However, Atlanta United is
regular season history. Sadly for ute. Thanks to the Five Stripes’ not complete without midfielder
the many fans looking forward goal frenzy, they went into half- Thiago Almada. Almada was
to seeing Messi, he was unable time with a 3-1 lead. awarded a secondary assist for
to make the match due to fatigue Once again, Atlanta United Giakoumakis’ goal. This was Al-
from playing so many matches in started the half slowly, with Mi- mada’s 15th assist of the season,
a short amount of time. ami creating heavy offensive pres- Photo courtesy of Atlanta United which is an Atlanta United single
Despite lacking one of soc- sure. Miami would quickly capi- Defender Brooks Lenon celebrates with midfielder Tristan season record and now makes Al-
cer’s most exciting players, the talize, making the score 3-2. After Muyumba after an Atlanta United goal against Inter Miami. mada the sole MLS assist leader.
packed house at Mercedes-Benz this goal, the game became chippy Almada is proving to be one of
Stadium witnessed one of the and physical. Eventually, Miami Muyumba was arguably the most Despite playing a limited amount the very best players in the league
most entertaining matches of the would receive a yellow card which important player on the pitch not of time, Saba made an impact this season and looks to continue
season. Atlanta United would win lowered the tension. Once the just because of his opening goal, by coming away with the second his high standard of play to have
5-2 thanks to goals from Tristan game settled down, Atlanta would but also his ability to keep Atlanta most chances created by an At- a chance at winning the Landon
Muyumba, Brooks Lennon, Gior- dominate the remainder of the United’s offensive attack together lanta United player in the game. Donovan MLS MVP Award.
gos Giakoumakis and Tyler Wolff. match and make the score 4-2 off with his consistently dangerous Lennon has debatably been one The win over Inter Miami
One of Atlanta’s goals was an In- a Giakoumakis goal in the 76th passes into the opposition’s box. of Atlanta United’s more under- was a statement game for Atlanta
ter Miami own goal in the 41st minute. Just 13 minutes later, Saba was subbed on with 16 rated players throughout the 2023 United despite Miami’s star player
minute. The goals were assisted Wolff would finish off the game, minutes left in the game but left season. His performance was his being absent. In front of the larg-
by Lennon, Caleb Wiley and Saba making the score a resounding with two brilliant assists. Saba’s best of an already good season, est crowd of the season, Atlanta
Lobjanidze twice respectively. 5-2 in favor of Atlanta United. first touch of the ball was a low as he notched a goal and assist to United showed some of their best
Despite the big win, the 17’s Atlanta’s utter domination of cross that Giakoumakis powered help power Atlanta through. As a soccer, and they now have some
did not start the game off well, Miami was a real team effort, but into the back of the net, while his result of his great game, Lennon much needed momentum to fin-
falling behind in the 25th min- the standouts were Muyumba, second assist was very similar, ex- was named to the MLS Team of ish out the regular season. They
ute thanks to a thunderous vol- Saba, Lennon and Giakoumakis. cept Wolff finished off the chance. the Matchday on the week. face off against DC United next.

Tech outlasted late, falls to Ole Miss 48-23

The Jackets swiftly moved
MATTHEW KISTNER down the field behind King,
SPORTS EDITOR Cooley and Singleton making big
plays. Faced with a fourth and
The Jackets traveled to Oxford, eight from the Ole Miss 15 yard
Mississippi for their first road test line, the offense stayed on the
of the season in hopes of pulling field where King lofted a ball to
an upset over the No. 17 Ole Miss the right corner of the endzone
Rebels. This game was the sec- to a wide open Singleton. Birr
ond of a home-and-home series knocked the extra point through
between Tech and Ole Miss, and the uprights and it was just 24-17
last year’s game was still fresh on with 10 minutes remaining. How-
Tech’s mind: a 42-0 loss in Bob- ever, the game took a turn as Ole
by Dodd. With a mindset for a Miss produced a quick drive end-
comeback and desire to show out , ing in a field goal, and after a Tech
the Jackets took to Hollingsworth punt, the Rebels slung a 68 yard
Field at Vaught-Hemingway Sta- Photo courtesy of Alex Dubé Student Publications touchdown pass to go up 34-17.
dium for an electric night time Quarterback Haynes King drops back in the pocket to pass against the Ole Miss defense. King Tech once again faltered on of-
showdown on Saturday, Sept. 16. is the current leader in passing yards and touchdowns in the ACC with 910 yards and 9 scores. fense and the Rebels once again
The Rebels elected to receive took advantage, going up 41-17.
the opening kickoff after winning kick was blocked and returned down to the redzone, but Tech’s the second-half kickoff and did However, the Jackets did not
the coin toss and took control ear- to Tech’s 34-yard line, giving the defense held strong and forced a nothing with it as the game saw quit and kept up the offensive.
ly. Ole Miss’ first drive was a swift Rebels excellent field position. Ole fourth-and-goal situation where its first punt from either team. Ole King led a drive that ended in a
two and a half minute progression Miss mounted a quick drive that Rebels Head Coach Lane Kif- Miss moved down the field and 14-yard touchdown pass to junior
down the field. The Jackets initial- ended in a touchdown run from fin elected to leave his offense on scored on a 21-yard touchdown wide receiver Avery Boyd. After a
ly seemed to have no answer for quarterback Jaxon Dart, putting the field as well. Dart hit his man run, making the score 17-3. After failed two point conversion, the
anything Ole Miss’ offense threw the Rebels up 10-0 with three square in the hands, but redshirt another Tech three and out, Ole score was 41-23. Ole Miss tacked
at them, but Tech came up big on minutes to go in the first quarter. senior cornerback Myles Sims got Miss got the ball deep in Tech ter- on another touchdown in the end
a third and four, breaking up a King, looking composed and a hand in the way. On offense, ritory on a failed fake punt. A few and the game concluded at 48-23,
pass and forcing a field goal. sure, led the Jackets down the King once again marched the plays later, Dart dove into the en- putting Tech at 1-2 on the year.
Down 3-0, redshirt sophomore field to the five-yard line but failed Jackets down into the red zone. dzone to put the Rebels up 24-3. King finished 28 of 41 with
quarterback Haynes King led the to get into the endzone on three With about a minute to go be- Tech was in need of a momen- 307 yards and two touchdowns.
Jackets’ offense onto the field for tries. Faced with a big decision on fore halftime, redshirt freshman tum swing, and got it from true King has now thrown for 300
their first possession of the night. fourth down, Key elected to keep Aidan Birr came in and hit a field freshman wide receiver Eric Sin- yards in two of three games, es-
Tech established a strong run the offense on the field in hopes of goal through the uprights to get gleton Jr. He put the team on his pecially notable considering there
game early as the offensive line a momentum-swinging score. On Tech onto the scoreboard with back with two big catches, includ- have only been 30 300-yard pass-
opened holes for junior running fourth and goal, King took the Ole Miss leading 10-3 at half. ing a 51-yard bomb, that led Tech ing games in Tech football his-
back Trey Cooley and redshirt snap, rolled to his right and fired At half, Ole Miss outgained down to the redzone. King then tory. Haynes ran for 72 yards on
sophomore running back Jamal to redshirt junior wide receiver Tech in yards 209 to 203 while scored on a one-yard keeper to put 19 carries, while Singleton had
Haynes to find space. The drive Dominick Blaylock, who dropped the Jackets dominated the time the game at 24-10. Tech’s defense 97 yards and a touchdown on
stalled in Ole Miss territory and the ball for a turnover on downs. of possession, holding the ball for then forced a timely three-and- five receptions. Tech will be back
Head Coach Brent Key elected The Rebels took over and made just over 20 minutes compared out, getting the ball back to the on the road against Wake Forest
to try a field goal; however, the the most of it as Dart led Ole Miss to Ole Miss’ nine. Tech received offense to start the fourth quarter. on Saturday, Sept. 23.